become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to make an appearance; to show up
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to let out a cry; to shout
that is to say; so that means
generation; the world; the age
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
determination; resolution
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to accept; to receive; to agree
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
of course; certainly; naturally
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
calamity; disaster; accident
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life