humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
long ago; a long time ago; already
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to spread; to be propagated
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
as before; as ever; as it was originally
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sentiment; sentimentality
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright