tradition; legend; folklore
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to examine; to check; to inspect
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to slide into; to slip into
to become dim; to become blurred
solitude; loneliness; isolation
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
snake; serpent; large snake
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
short distance; short range; short-haul
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
long military service; having experienced many battles
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to talk to oneself; to mutter
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to force one's way; to push through
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)