persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
father; dad; husband; you; he
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
property; fortune; assets
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
companion; company; tritagonist
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
still; even now; to this day
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
how long; how far; how much
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut