to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to invite in; to show someone in
to be injured; to sustain a wound
self-mutilation; self-injury
spirituality; spiritual nature
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
himself; yourself; herself
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
loyal retainer; loyal subject
the same kind; accomplice; partner
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
disorder; chaos; confusion
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
country; territory; domain; realm
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in turns; alternately; in order
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief