murder; killing; murderer
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to cultivate a better understanding
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
time axis; time basis; timeline
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
dark elf (fictional race)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
everybody; every last one of them; all
(how) many times; (how) often
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
family; relatives; dependents; household
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
cruise; navigation; sailing
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller