to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
torture to death; torment to death
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
red-horned demon; red ogre
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to happen to meet; to come across
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)