to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to polish up; to shine up
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(one) could even say that
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to recall; to remember; to recollect
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
another; different; separate; discrete
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to need; to call for; to require
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
not necessarily so; is not always true
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to thrust before; to thrust at
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
don't you think?; indicates question
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience