confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
older sister and younger brother
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
awkward (difficult) question
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
how many people; a number of people
just one person; only one
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to fight against; to oppose; to face
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
in that manner; like that
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love