process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
grudge; complaint; reproach
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
victim; injured party; sufferer
murder; homicide; manslaughter
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
otherwise; or else; if not
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
heaven and earth; top and bottom
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
personality; character; individuality; personhood
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)