to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
eternal; unlimited; endless
posterity; future life; life to come
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to happen to have on hand or in stock
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
each and all; every single one; everybody
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's own child; one's own children
this for sure; certainly is
to crack; to develop a crack
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
to be worn down; to be reduced
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with