to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
exemplar; model; example; pattern
belief; faith; conviction
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
impossible; unlikely; improbable
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to cry and shout; to scream
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
nothing but; none other than
victim; injured party; sufferer
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one