far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
piece of meat; cut of meat
puddle of blood; pool of blood
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to cry and shout; to scream
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to slide into; to slip into
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
pushy; pushing; self-assertive