several years; a few years
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
wounded person; injured person
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to shout (in anger); to yell
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to give an impression; to make an impression
attack; assault; attempt; try
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to pay attention; to be watchful
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies