attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
young person; youth; young
feeling keenly; fully realizing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
full capacity; all one's ability
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
by all means; by all costs
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances