toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
power relations; balance of power (between)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
income; receipts; revenue
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
sincere; honest; faithful
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to become better; to improve
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to say; to tell; to state; to do
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); (lit.) flames of rage
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to live through; to survive
how many people; a number of people
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
little finger; pinky; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest