decline; fall; decay; withering
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
firm; strong; solid; stable
medical science; medicine
to put on airs; to assume importance
way of talking; speaking style
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to be sooty; to be stained
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
distribution map; distribution diagram
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
terminus; terminal; end edge
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
small calibre; small caliber
according to plan; as planned; on target
spray; mist (not meteorological)
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them