gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thought; consideration; thinking
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
that day; the very same day
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
unanticipated; unexpected
to carry out one's mission
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face