something worthy of comparison; something being compared
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
serious; severe; grave; acute
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
(with a) start; fright; alarm
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
mysterious power of words to alter reality
such; like that; in that way
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to think of; to give one's thought to
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
person who has rendered distinguished service
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest