hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
otherwise; or else; if not
adverse circumstances; adversity
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
family; members of a family
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
just a minute; small quantity
to make merry; to be festive
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about