to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
resentment; indignation; anger
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
individual; private person; personal; natural person
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
(someone else's) parents; both parents
greeting; a fine thing to say
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to give birth to; to have a stomachache