adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to kill; to choke the life out of
murder for pleasure; lust murder
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
drama; play; powerful drug
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
human intellect; knowledge