cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
clearing one's throat; cough
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
way out; means to escape; escape route
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
talk; recital; narration; topic
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
fragment; one of the group or party
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
secret technique; secret art
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
patting; stroking; caressing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
endless; boundless; everlasting
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common