to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
innermost depths of one's heart
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
how; in what way; how about; questionable
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
common people; ordinary people; masses