inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
decision; judgment; resolution
circulation; dissemination
planned; scheduled; systematic
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
sea of blood; pool of blood
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to take on a role; to take part
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
walking heavily; lumbering
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
blink of an eye; instant; moment
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help