magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to discuss; to talk together
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
different opinion; objection
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second