to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
separate; scattered; apart
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
good performance; good work; great success
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
measurement error; calculation error
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
philanthropic activity; charity work
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
those (near the second person)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
everywhere; all over; throughout
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
war; fighting; fierce competition