twice; again; second time
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
curious; strange; unusual
(not) even once; (not) ever
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
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 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
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to squash; to crush; to flatten
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common