dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to mark the end; to spell the end
a long, long time ago; very long ago
deep inside; innermost place
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
remains; corpse; (dead) body
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
fertile; rich; productive
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
with a slip; with a slide
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
same family (race, tribe)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
literature; books (reference); document
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
throughout; all through; right through
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
but; however; although; though
established practice; custom