support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
how many people; a number of people
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
with a start; with a jump
than; other than; except; but
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to make a vow; to take an oath