to jar; to creak; to grate
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
the principle of the thing
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
rather; sooner; preferably
to leave this world; to die
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to become settled; to be fixed
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
suggestion; hint; implication
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding