to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
ten; 10; ten years of age
deadly serious; deadly earnest
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
devoted; self-sacrificing
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
desperation; struggle to the death
literally; to the letter; literal
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to some extent; to a certain extent