muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
showcase; display case; vitrine
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
difficult to ...; hard to ...
calamity; misfortune; disaster
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
the whole day; all the day
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
(clenched) fist; knuckles
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
funny story; funny anecdote
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness