to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
in succession; one by one
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
world; society; people; the public
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
clanging; empty; deserted
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
and then; and so; and; so then
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
different opinion; objection
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to rank next to; to come after
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch