leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
as expected; as predicted
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
nice; likeable; desirable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
decision; determination; resolution
to hide; to keep to oneself
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
offender; criminal; culprit
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
sword skills; swordsmanship
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority