scene; spectacle; sight; view
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
in the meanwhile; during the time
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
(distinction of) sex; gender
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
that day; the very same day
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace