lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
that's the way it is; such is life
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
stone (used for throwing)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart