since then; from that time; ever since
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
human kindness; human weakness
to smile broadly; to grin widely
method of bringing up; method of raising
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
selection; choice; option
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
point of compromise; common ground
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself