futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
such; this sort of; like this
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to summon courage; to be brave
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
none of your business; not your concern
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
without leaving any trace
regret; repentance; remorse
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways