beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
failure; mistake; blunder
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
biological parent; real parent
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
question; inquiry; enquiry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
training (animals); breaking (animals)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat