frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be needed; to be wanted
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
name; given name; first name
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
father; dad; husband; you; he
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to name; to call; to christen; to term
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to bawl; to cry; to scream
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave