insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
even though; despite; when
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
medical apparatus; medical instruments
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
exactly as stated; verbatim
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
honour; honor; glory; privilege
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
two times; twice; two degrees
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
gossip; corner of the mouth
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course