to grimace; to make a wry face
(not) even once; (not) ever
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
both; both sides; both parties
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to jump at; to be attracted by
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
anything and everything; just about everything
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
choices; alternatives; options
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something