to take someone's life; to kill someone
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
to cry and shout; to scream
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
entire world; whole world; world stage
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
sad to say; how sad; alas
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis