to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
hateful; detestable; loathsome
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
amount of money; sum of money
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
like this; this sort; this way
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just because; even if; even though
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
older sister; elder sister
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
relatively; comparatively
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)