to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
firm; strong; solid; stable
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
troublesome; annoying; complicated
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
world; society; people; the public
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
otherwise; or else; if not
to subsist; to keep on living
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
long time; long interval; for quite some time
image; figure; figure; form; image
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
restoration; repair; mending
society; the world; the times
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day