to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
fate; destiny; predestination
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go out and away; to leave
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
it is not (like that) either
emotional scars; mental trauma
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
France; French (language)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to lay the foundation (for)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute