at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
how; in what way; I wonder
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
emotional scars; mental trauma
temporary truce; ceasefire
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
the place for; the time for; the level of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
physical condition; state of health
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to become possible; to become able to (do)
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
single word; a few words; brief comment
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal