faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to repeat; to do over again
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lack of innovation; stupidity
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
even though; despite; when
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
the other day; a few days ago
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Christmas Eve; holy night
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
each and all; every single one; everybody
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
being left out; being ostracized
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...