with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to use and then throw away
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(exercising) the right to command
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
for the first time in one's life
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
sad; wretched; deplorable
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
management task; management function
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
creeping; crawling; sneaking
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
time around sunset; early evening
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
worldly wisdom; practical wisdom; prudence; shrewdness
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
seeing one off; farewell; escort
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
joint together; opposite; facing
repentance; confession; penitence
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)