to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
androgynous; gender-neutral
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
lightly; easily; carelessly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to press a question; to cross-examine
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
distrust of (other) human beings
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
three times a day (of meals)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
pride; dignity; self-respect
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to satisfy one's appetite
ultimate; final; last; eventual
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible