Vocabulary

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

to be moved by; to be touched by

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful

to fatigue one's mind

to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to

to take to; to let one's heart go out to

to worry oneself over

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

to sit down; to take a seat

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something)

to give money

to think of the dead

awkward (difficult) question

to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer

to violate the border; to invade the frontier district

to fortify the frontier

to hoist the national flag

to enter into diplomatic relations

individual and the whole

if things permit; under certain circumstances

to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

language barrier

to continue (to say)

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

to exchange words

needless to say

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

to do coherently (e.g. explain, think); to lay out logically (e.g. one's argument); to reason through (a matter); to do with reason

indulgent to (one's) children; lenient with one's children; soft on one's children

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

small change

detailed instructions

sundry; various; assorted

to buy the whole lot; to buy in bulk

thick voice

grim face; angry look

to be pregnant; to be with child