easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
look of death; shadow of death
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to appear in the newspaper
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to have a drink; to grab a drink
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to come and go; to go back and forth
calls and sounds made by insects
headquarters; head office; main office
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side