incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
difficult to ...; hard to ...
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
individual; one by one; separate; each
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to run down (stairs, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
restoration; repair; mending
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
gossip; corner of the mouth
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
separate; scattered; apart
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be entwined; to be involved