important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to kill; to choke the life out of
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate