to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
death from disease; death from illness
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one's own problem; one's own issues
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
national border; provincial border
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
cease-fire; truce; armistice
war; fighting; fierce competition
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable