several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be promoted to a higher rank
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
sea of blood; pool of blood
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
remains; corpse; (dead) body
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(dead) body; corpse; remains
openly; in public; without caring what others think
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
prize money; monetary award; reward
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into