himself; yourself; herself
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be dead; to be lifeless
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
personal; individual; private
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
hard to get; hard to come by
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to shoot a person to death
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
something or other; somehow
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to devour; to bite to death