selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
armed might; military power; the sword; force
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
defense; defence; protection
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
place; room; margin; scope
living thing; organism; creature; biology
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
alone; unaided; away from home
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
extremely dangerous; full of peril
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
messenger; envoy; emissary
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
because; for; the reason why is ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to