ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
edge of town; outskirts of a village
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to count on one's fingers
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to be entwined; to be involved
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
mixed race; mixed parentage
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
emotional scars; mental trauma
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
marking; grading; scoring
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
extermination; expulsion; destruction