may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
being about to cry; the verge of tears
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
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.)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
noisy; confused; uproarious
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to invite in; to show someone in
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
presence; sitting with; being with
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy