serious wound; serious injury
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
obedience; submission; resignation
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
vomiting blood; hematemesis
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
end of life; death; breathing one's last
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
romantic; spicy; coquettish
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple