to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
as stated; verbatim; literally
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to express (in words); to confess
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
full (of a container, vessel, etc.); filled to the brim; packed; filled (with people); full
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to squint (one eye); to narrow
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
true state; actual condition; reality
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
soon; shortly; before long
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart