finishing blow; coup de grâce
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
deep inside; innermost place
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
interference; intervention; meddling
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
northeastern part; the northeast
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
few decades; many decades; several decades
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
(tacitly) implying; implication; revelation
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive