real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
carnivore; carnivorous animal
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to put one's life on the line
gambling den; gambling house
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to kill; to beat to death
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lightning strike; torpedo attack
to run through; to run past
accumulation; accumulate; store
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
blow; shock; strike; batting
torturing to death; tormenting to death
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse