to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
curse; spell; malediction
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
emotional scars; mental trauma
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
will not do; do not; does not
since one was born; (in) all one's life
different person; another person; someone else; changed man