double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
quiet; still; surreptitious
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
breast meat (e.g. of chicken); big boobs; huge tits
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to overflow from something full
catching a glimpse (of); catching sight (of); showing briefly
finishing blow; coup de grâce
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
exaltation; emotional uplift
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down