hateful; detestable; loathsome
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to kill; to choke the life out of
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
guardian; protector; patron; parent
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to make a lasting impression
unpredictability; element of surprise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
depending on; dependent on
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
that's the way it is; such is life
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
love affair; sensual pleasures
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role