atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
while; even though; despite
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to apologize; to apologise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one-by-one; separately; in detail
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
name; given name; first name
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...