(death from) starvation; starving to death
modesty; humility; being humble
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
polish; improvement; burnishing
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to have a talk; to tell a story
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ill will; malice; evil intent
whether or not; presence or absence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to apologize; to apologise
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)