pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to stretch (unbend) oneself
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
birth date; date of birth; DOB
antiquity; the previous era
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
audio tape; magnetic tape
unimpressive; unimpressed
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
first meeting; first interview with
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
stature; height; size; physique
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
considerably; greatly; a lot
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to serve; to work for; to attend
if it is the case that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
successor; replacement; second wife