to be true to nature; to be lifelike
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
great actor; famous actor; star
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
personal feelings; self-interest
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
senility; dotage; decrepitude
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
be guided by your children when you are old
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to support each other; to support one another
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
that country; (arch.) nirvana
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
immune strength; immunity
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly