to rain incessantly; to downpour
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
very great; enormous; serious
parting; separation; farewell
deep affection; dear; beloved
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to subsist; to keep on living
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
exclusive; attached to; specialist
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
joint together; opposite; facing
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
letting (someone) die without helping
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued