to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be too late; to be too slow
calamity; disaster; accident
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to backfire; to have a harmful result
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
world history; international history
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to be remembered; to go down in history
in order; sequential; seriatim
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted