convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
torture to death; torment to death
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
for dear life; barely escaping alive
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
resentment; indignation; anger
worst; worst-case (scenario)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to show up; to appear; to turn up
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
in case of; at that time; at this time
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to mark the end; to spell the end
to knock down; to knock off
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
offender; criminal; culprit
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare