to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
accident; emergency; calamity
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
dull sound; muffled sound
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...