abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to affect; to impact; to influence
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
violent emotion; passion; fury
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
absolutely; positively; decidedly
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
sympathy; compassion; pity
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to yearn for; to be in love with
to accept; to receive; to agree
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield