exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
thought; consideration; thinking
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
judgment; judgement; discernment
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
statue; picture; picture revealing character
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
preference; priority; precedence
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
next morning; following morning
watering hole; watering place
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to speak; to hear a voice
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to squeeze out; to wring out
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably