mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
how long; how far; how much
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to give directions; to issue instructions
death penalty; capital punishment
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to stare back at; to look back at
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour