premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
impossible; unlikely; improbable
doing whatever one pleases
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.)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
Alphard (aka Alpha Hydra)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
criterion (criteria) for selection
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
guard; sentinel; garrison
to surround; to crowd around
pale; pallid; bluish-white
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect