stolen goods; loot; spoils
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
at least; at most; (even) just
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shameless; shameless person
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
rather; sooner; preferably
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to bring; to take; to bring about
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bad boy; naughty child; brat
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular