to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
forevermore; for eternity
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
that's a different matter; that's a different story
separate; scattered; apart
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to feel inferior; to feel small
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to cross the line; to go too far
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
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
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
delay; putting off; procrastination
of no interest; not interested
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat