murder; homicide; manslaughter
contradiction; inconsistency
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to yearn for; to be in love with
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
take-out; take-away; carry-out
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
that is to say; so that means
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
police officer; policeman; constable
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
social; societal; societary
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to face on; to look out on to
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...