manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
impossible; unlikely; improbable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
and then; and so; and; so then
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
professional killer; hit man
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
physical evidence; material evidence
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
regret; repentance; remorse
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
one example of (when there are more examples)
decision; determination; resolution
your husband; her husband
since when; from when; how long
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
getting on board; sailor; seaman
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason