selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
to do earnestly; to get serious
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
assembling a criminal case
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
detective agency; enquiry agency
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
out of control; uncontrollable
social status; social position
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
each individual; each person
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to repent; to be penitent
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
bygones; the past; past event
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency