waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to die out; to become extinct
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
very careful; thoroughly prepared
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to sustain a serious wound
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
it's no joke; gimme a break!
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable