to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
preface; introduction; preamble
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be silent; to say nothing
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
dealing with; coping with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
while; even though; despite
to threaten; to make threats
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to devour; to bite to death
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm