to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
simply; merely; only; solely
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in accordance with; according to
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
in comparison to; rather than
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fulfill one's responsibilities
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager