to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to roll about; to writhe about
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
murder; killing; murderer
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to lend an ear to; to listen to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
(doing something) in tears
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to use up all one's strength
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
murder of one's own lord or father
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)