colleagues; cronies; merry men
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to yield to temptation; to succumb
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
since one was born; (in) all one's life
near; nearby; not far off
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
memory; sense; experience
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can