tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
difficult problem; challenge
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
the whole area; all areas
place to die; place of death
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
loser; defeated person; the defeated
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
different person; another person; someone else; changed man