aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
mockery; derision; ridicule
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
secret; private; surreptitious
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
yearned for; longed for; missed
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
discovery; detection; finding
to be found; to be discovered
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into