eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to rise; to erect; to get up
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sarcophagus; stone coffin
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
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
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
will; testament; last request
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness