(person treated as a) plaything
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
first thing in the morning
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in comparison to; rather than
preference; priority; precedence
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
even if not; even without
that's the way it is; such is life
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)