ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
deportation; expulsion from the country
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
reception center (e.g. for refugees); reception centre
revision; amendment; alteration
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
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to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself