qualitative difference; disparity; gap
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
treating someone like a child
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
political measures; policy
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
close; intimate; on good terms
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing