feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to subsist; to keep on living
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
penalty; sentence; punishment
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
way; method; means; resource; course
to rant and rave; to raise hell
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to speak ill of; to disparage
to infringe upon someone's right
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
innermost depths of one's heart
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
compulsion; coercion; duress; obsession; compulsion
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)