unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to blaze; to burn brightly
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
goose down; goose feather
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
fortune-telling; divination
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
floor above; floor upstairs
great physical power; animal strength
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
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
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
if you do this; if this is the case
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to yell; to rant; to rave
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy