to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
gradually; slowly but steadily
feigned tears; crocodile tears
personality; character; individuality; personhood
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
temporary; transitory; short-lived
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
wide-open; frank; open; candid
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
being filled with; being full of; permeation
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
high efficiency; high performance
then; and (then); in that case; if so
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)