tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
flight; desertion; escape
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
expression; look; countenance; face
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
finishing blow; coup de grâce
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
old friend; old acquaintance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself