crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
running as fast as one can
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(short) rest; breather; break
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
long time; long interval; for quite some time
day after day; day by day
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to bring; to take; to bring about
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
shame; disgrace; raping; rape