backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
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
tool; implement; means; furniture
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to name; to call; to christen; to term
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive