to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
by sheer strength; by brute force
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
mass communication; mass media
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything