powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
like this; in this way; as you see
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to begin talking; to open up
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be bony; to be angular
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
because; the reason why is
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to come alive; to get going; to start to move