opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to throw away; to abandon
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to escape from; to get out
to become muddy; to become slushy
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
beyond that point; after that
dilapidated house; deserted house
construction; establishment
to call a person's attention (to)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
blighted love; disappointed love
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
authenticity; credibility