half the body; half length
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
unskilled; not very good at
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
consumption; expenditure; spending
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
anything and everything; just about everything
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
wounded person; injured person
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
young girl; lass; adolescent female
complete change; about-face
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
self-interest; selfish desire
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to have a hard time of it
recompense; indemnity; atonement