hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
perfect; complete; flawless
absorption; suction; attraction
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
dealing with; coping with
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient