consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to squeeze out; to wring out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
resentment; indignation; anger
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
choices; alternatives; options
regret; repentance; remorse
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to complete decisively; to do to completion
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
desperately; for one's dear life
human relations; personal relationships
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to bring; to take; to bring about
innermost depths of one's heart
in proportion to; just as much as
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)