decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
scattered; separated; dispersed
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
at first; initially; in the beginning
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
disease; ailment; illness
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
future (usually near); prospects
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to yell; to rant; to rave
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
nervousness; oversensitivity
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag