pessimism; disappointment
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
sea of blood; pool of blood
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
restoration; repair; mending
example; specimen; sample
that day; the very same day
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to die; to lay down life's burden
in the meanwhile; during the time
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to backfire; to have a harmful result
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to find out; to discover; to locate
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best