care; precaution; guarding; caution
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
mixed race; mixed parentage
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
disparaging term; derogatory term; derogatory name
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
command; lead; generalship; leadership
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
research institute; (research) laboratory
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment