neck; head; dismissal; discharge
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
god of death; death deity; Death
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
near; close; beside; third person
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
anything and everything; just about everything
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely