to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to yield to temptation; to succumb
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
study; learning; tutorial
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
topic of discussion; agenda
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to begin to walk; to set out
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
certain; definite; clear; credible
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
aggressor; assailant; invader
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
(doing something) in tears
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
exactly as stated; verbatim
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate