while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
violent emotion; passion; fury
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
preface; introduction; preamble
to mind; to care; to worry
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
little by little; bit by bit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky