at that time; in those days
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
this occasion; at this time; now
while; during (the time when)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
main question; real issue at hand
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to comfort; to console; to amuse
really; truly; indeed; good grief
because of; owing to; due to
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
order; command; directions; instructions
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
like a part of the family
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation