to intend; to be sure that
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
solely; entirely; only; or
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to not take seriously; to take lightly
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
delay; putting off; procrastination
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
degeneration; retrogression
to come back; to bloom a second time
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
all but dead; half killed
concussion (of the brain)
torture to death; torment to death
large tree; big tree; huge tree
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
every evening; every night