half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(not) even once; (not) ever
to grow up; to become an adult
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
ten; 10; ten years of age
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
long ago; already; a long time ago
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal