to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to attempt; to test; to try out
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
gradually; slowly but steadily
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
nothing but; none other than
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
opposite; reverse; contrary
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to force open; to push open
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman