to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
aspect; phase; condition; modality
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to yield to temptation; to succumb
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
a (single) moment; an instant
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to pretend; to act (as if)