to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
instability; insecurity; crankiness
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving