to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
true character; true heart; true spirit
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
helping hand; help; support; aid
to push aside; to brush aside
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
professional killer; hit man
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be manageable; to be able to handle
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret