very small; tiny; insignificant
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
for this very reason; that is exactly why
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
why; how; for what reason
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
hating; strongly disliking
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
rather; sooner; preferably
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
true to one's name; living up to one's name
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
around the clock; day and night