taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
process; course; mechanism
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
regret; repentance; remorse
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to happen to meet; to come across
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
detour; diversion; alternative route
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent