sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
catercorner; diagonally opposite
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
linking together; tying in a row
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to soak into; to permeate
future years; in (one's) later years
gospel music; gospel song
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to laugh away; to laugh off
powerful medicine; strong poison
to become poor; to be poor