annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
near oneself; close to one; familiar
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ignorant of the ways of the world
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
fine weather; fair weather
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
news of someone's death; obituary
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make a speech; to address
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
swindler; imposter; crook
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition