grave maintenance; grave keeper
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
private funds; own funds; private property
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
descendant; progeny; offspring
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to take away; to carry away
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends