ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
discovery; detection; finding
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words