difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
item; something that one "just has to have"
treasure chest; strongbox
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
a little bit; a little while
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
contract; compact; agreement
quarrel; trouble; dispute
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
contest; comparison; competition