shame; embarrassment; disgrace
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
harm; injury; evil (influence)
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
(we accept) no complaints and no returns
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
manly; masculine; like a man
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to say no more; to sink into silence
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
concession; conciliation; compromise
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
decision; determination; resolution
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
silence (not speaking); muteness