in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
since one was born; (in) all one's life
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to be in focus; to come into focus
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
pastel color; pastel colour
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
Christmas Eve; holy night