cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
parallel world; parallel universe
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
settlement; permanent residency
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
singularity; singular point
transcendence; transcendency
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
rapid development; rapid unfolding
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics
dungeon master (in RPGs); DM; game master; GM
whole nation; whole land; whole country
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
safety; welfare; well-being
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(made of) stone; stone-built