to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
reaching; attaining; arrival
scattering (in all directions)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
killing time; staving off boredom
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to lose one's footing; to slip
head over heels; headlong; head first
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament