presence; sitting with; being with
young person; youth; young
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
the place for; the time for; the level of
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
for today; for the time being
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to become completely chilled
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
and yet; despite (all) that