calculation; self-interest; selfishness
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
evening sky; twilight sky
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
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
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
father; dad; husband; you; he
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
in the same way as; just like
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to subsist; to keep on living
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
beyond that point; after that
as far as the eye can see
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)