the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to apologize; to apologise
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to add (to); to add on; to append
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
in succession; one after another
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
one after another; in rapid succession
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to spit out; to eject; to dump
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
while; during (the time when)