to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
decision; determination; resolution
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to squash; to crush; to flatten
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
regret; repentance; remorse
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)