to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be silent; to say nothing
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
trauma (usu. psychological)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
breaking off an engagement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly