leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to blame; to find fault with
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to play a leading role; to play a central part
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
split; division; break up
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to subsist; to keep on living
choices; alternatives; options
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
decision; determination; resolution
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
established fact; fait accompli
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
occasional; infrequent; rare
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
preparing for winter; winter clothes
each house; every house; many houses
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean