finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
weakening; emaciation; decline
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
attenuation; damping; decay
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
offender; criminal; culprit