unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
man; male; masculine gender
carving; engraving; sculpture
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
failure; mistake; blunder
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
precision; precision ratio; relevance factor; relevance ratio
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
long ago; a long time ago; already
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
question; inquiry; enquiry
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item