willpower; energy; vitality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
resentment; indignation; anger
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
trivial; not amounting to much
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
external wound; (physical) trauma
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
persistence; single-mindedness
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
official announcement; proclamation
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning