lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
true state; actual condition; reality
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
sound of vibrating bowstring
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
crushing evil; destroying heresy
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
final farewell (in this life)
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
surroundings; circumference
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
that; the matter in question
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
that's true; of course; obviously
whispered conversation; whispering
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to turn against; to become an enemy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress