to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thereupon; shortly thereafter
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
hello; good day; good afternoon
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
adds force or indicates command
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
confections; sweets; candy; cake
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
stationery shop; a stationer
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga