to come to an end; to lower the curtain
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
crown; diadem; bottle cap
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
power; authority; influence
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
origin; beginning; source; rise
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy