preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
dark night; moonless night
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
secret; private; surreptitious
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
absolutely; positively; decidedly
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
accomplice; co-conspirator
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
written apology; written statement of regret
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
succeeding; following; trailing; next
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
promotion; raising of status