eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
incident; affair; happening; event
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
smallish; on the small side
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
heart; guts; nerve; central part
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
torture to death; torment to death
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
so what!; who gives a damn?
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
self-consciousness; self-awareness
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning