cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
conversely; on the contrary
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
premature joy; short-lived elation
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
courteous; decorous; polite
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lose sight of; to miss
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
for a while; for some time; for a period
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to express (in words); to confess
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people