to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to crack; to develop a crack
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
tendency; trend; inclination
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
absorption; suction; attraction
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
putting into operation; invocation
several people; a few people
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
key person; important person
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment