event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to talk to oneself; to mutter
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to waver in one's resolution
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to spit out; to eject; to dump