dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to repent; to be penitent
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to have a long life; to live a long time
correction; rectification; mending; repair
applicant; candidate; volunteer
triumphant return; returning in triumph
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to present; to offer; to dedicate
rude person; insolent person
trouble; bother; annoyance
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing