alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
god of death; death deity; Death
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
favourite book; favorite book
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
remembrance; recollection; recognition
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
stagnation; hindrance; delay
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
invisibly; secretly; privately
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
companion; company; tritagonist
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
position; location; base; point; site
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely