to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
personal; individual; private
danger; peril; hazard; risk
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark