to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to mow; to reap; to harvest
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
reason; cause; circumstances
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
older brother; elder brother
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
same generation; one's generation
finally; in the end; on top of all that
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
contradiction; inconsistency
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
how; in what way; by what means
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation