to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
suppression; repression; subjugation
few decades; many decades; several decades
calamity; disaster; accident
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
revengeful ghost; apparition
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
on countless occasions; many a time
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to die out; to become extinct
to thrust before; to thrust at
war; fighting; fierce competition
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
probability; likelihood; chances
convenient; handy; useful
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
excessive; too much; unreasonable
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stop talking; to be silent
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
decoration; ornament; trimmings