unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be worried; to be troubled
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to breathe out; to exhale
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to look upwards; to look up
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
question; inquiry; enquiry
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
beyond that point; after that
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
process; course; mechanism
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to bring back; to restore