open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be conspicuous; to stand out
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
crown; diadem; bottle cap
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
determination; resolution
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to rant and rave; to raise hell
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble