to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
power; authority; jurisdiction
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
even though; despite; when
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beyond this point; from now on; after this
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
resolute; determined; bold
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to look forward to something
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to do together; to share; to participate in