on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
supreme; greatest; highest; best
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to cry and shout; to scream
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
while; during; performed in this condition
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
origin; source; beginning; starting point
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief