to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
in this manner; in this way; like this
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
(having) life-and-death power (over)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
fat; tallow; lard; grease
farthest; furthest; most remote
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
roar of the sea; sound of waves
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
to face on; to look out on to
port city; harbour city; harbor city
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
not a little; not a few; considerable
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
innermost depths of one's heart
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace