to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
throwaway; disposable; single-use
heaps of corpses all around
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
foster father; adoptive father
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
connection; link; relationship
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly