to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
isolation; being alone; being friendless
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to continue to work; to work away (at)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to handle (a thing) roughly
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
just because; even if; even though
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires