tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
probability; likelihood; chances
to summon; to get used to call
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
this is why; this means; it is the case that
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
busy; having no (free) time
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
himself; yourself; herself
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
isolation; being alone; being friendless
consequence; result; conclusion
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance