willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to become calm; to die down
instant; moment; for an instant
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to grimace; to make a wry face
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to ask; to enquire; to query
otherwise; or else; if not
five (long cylindrical things)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
without; but if; otherwise; or else
beyond this point; from now on; after this
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict