to hang one's head; to droop one's head
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
next term; next period; next version; next release
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to be born; to come into the world
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
education; training; discipline
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person