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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

3

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

6

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

argument based on emotion; sentimental argument

1

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

1

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

1

to shake one's head

1

putting off; postponing

1

present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

1

capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

1

best

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

3

escape; getaway; evasion

2

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

un-; non-

2

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

2

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

4

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

information transfer; information transmission

1

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

1

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

3

to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

5

work; job; labor; work

10

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

the right person in the right place

1

good bye; I'm off; see you later

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

2

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

2

to make a speech; to address

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

years later

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

1

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

1

good grief

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

5

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

2