companion; company; tritagonist
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to speak; to say; to vocalize
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
troubled face; worried expression
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to crouch; to squat; to cower
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to force one's way; to push through
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
shoulder strap (on a dress)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
in proportion to; just as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
surroundings; environs; circumference
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance