to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to take off one's glasses
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to become possible; to become able to (do)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
intelligence; intellect; brains
personality; character; individuality; personhood
in the same way as; just like
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
appearance; expression; manifestation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking