human kindness; human weakness
comfort; consolation; diversion
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to need; to call for; to require
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
moment to quit; way to quit
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
fund-raising; fund collecting
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
story of one's experiences
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
riding together; riding with
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to encamp; to take up positions
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
narrow; thin (sized); slender
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
younger scholar; future reference
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person