cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dignity; majesty; sanctity
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
value; worth; virtue; blessing
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
-cide; killing; killer (of ...)
reason; cause; history; origin
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
shell (e.g. electron shell)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to kill; to choke the life out of
to glare at each other; to confront each other