sea of blood; pool of blood
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
eccentric; crank; oddball
horizon (related to bodies of water)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
everybody; every last one of them; all
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
outside world; physical world
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
being too late; losing one's final chance
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to take over; to hand over
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
characteristic; feature; special quality
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
in spite of; regardless of
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
it's no joke; gimme a break!
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem