poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
God; god; ace; king; superior person
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to thrust down; to push off
next; secondly; subsequently
fall; drop; descent; coming down
pressure; oppression; suppression
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
go on!; right!; here goes!
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
indeed; really; truly; very much
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
charm; incantation; spell; curse
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
usually; under usual circumstances
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance