isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to examine someone's expression
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
on bad terms; at loggerheads
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)