having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
commander; commanding officer; CO
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
civilized person; civilized people
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
living person; the living
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
bedside; near one's pillow
internal combustion engine
(for the) first time in one's life
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
eruption; volcanic eruption
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
excess; surplus; superabundance
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love