death penalty; capital punishment
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as a child; when one was a child
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
but; however; although; though
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be remembered; to go down in history
great writer; major writer
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be helpful; to be useful
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
radiant smile; contented smile
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword