to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
very loose; slowly; leisurely
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
survival; survivor; relic
a long, long time ago; very long ago
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
staying behind; remaining; residual
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
smuggling in; importing through illegal channels
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
scale; scope; plan; structure
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)