sobbing; weeping; whimpering
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
bad influence; negative influence
what is called; what they call; so-called
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
property; fortune; assets
(the principle of) nonresistance
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
three persons; three parties
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable