toxin; poisonous substance
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
special selection; finest pick; top pick
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
piling shame on top of shame
to be silent; to say nothing
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
too (much); overly; excessively
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(made of) stone; stone-built
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
surely (not); certainly (not)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)