question and answer session
to talk; to carry meaning
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
demotion; relegation; downgrading
within; inside of; less than
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
belief; faith; conviction
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to burst (open); to break; to split
menial; meanness; servility; abject
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
great man; great god; hero; big man
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to jump upon (a moving object)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course