to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be dead; to be lifeless
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
vitality; (one's) life force
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 draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time