grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to collapse; to flop (onto)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
witnessing; observing; sighting
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
scene; spectacle; sight; view
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person