censorship; inspection; examination
unceasing; never-ending; endless
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
appellation; designation; epithet; calling out (a name); calling (for)
beginning; opening; start; outset
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
fallacy; fallacious argument
many waves; onrushing waves
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
being left out; being ostracized
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice; gambling; (a) risk; gamble
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed