to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
absence; disregard; indifference
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
(dead) end; end of the line
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
one way or the other; either way
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
absolute obedience; complete submission
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
day of month; counter for days
every evening; night after night
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to break a dam; to burst out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable