correction; revision; amendment
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
from the beginning; from scratch
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
wearing one's hair in braids
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
(while) holding a post or being in office
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to care for someone; to look after someone
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to crumble away; to collapse
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
strangulation; strangling
stabbing to death; putting out
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in