claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
returning (to the authorities); restoring
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
military service; conscription
to return a favor (favour); to repay
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
outward appearance; apparent
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to try all possible means
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to be detained; to take time
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
chestnut (horse coat color)
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
men's language; male language
being up to the person himself
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
belief; faith; conviction
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
my husband; one's family; family member