maintenance; preservation; improvement
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to rush back; to run back
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one end; an end; part; fragment
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
only; merely; but; no more than
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
stepping back; drawing back
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)