always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this for sure; certainly is
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
all times and places; all ages and countries
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
desperately; for one's dear life
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to become keen on; to get passionate about
for your information; I'm telling you
finishing blow; coup de grâce
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
with a start; with a jump
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to die; (lit.) to become a star
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
how long; how far; how much
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
one's opinion on (life and) death
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)