abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to cease; to stop; to be over
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
originally; by nature; from the start
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
act of mercy; helping another person
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
already; now; no longer; not any more
willpower; energy; vitality
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily