to become distant; to recede
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
maintenance; preservation; improvement
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
item; something that one "just has to have"
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
enough is enough; no further!
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to intervene; to stop (something)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to squeeze out; to wring out