cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to not believe one's ears
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
refugee; exile; displaced persons
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
being in love with each other
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be surprised; to be astonished
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
disclosure; exposure; revelation
sympathy; compassion; pity
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
family; relatives; dependents; household
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)