inhuman; heinous; atrocious
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
to squash; to crush; to flatten
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
even more; still more; further
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
audience; attendance; hearers
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
to sieve (flour); to eliminate (possibilities)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to sink (into); to get depressed
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in the mountains; among the mountains
cave; cavern; den; grotto
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
very likely; very probable
body; physical system; (the) person
several times; once or twice
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
without leaving any trace