compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
one's younger days; when one was young
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
4th day of the month; four days
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
this sort of; this type of
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to change completely; to change suddenly
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to check; to stop; to keep back
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility