gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
principal occupation; core business
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
party; gang; company; squad
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
commander; commanding officer; CO
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
moisture; humidity; dampness
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
in person; personally; (do) oneself
ringleader; accomplished villain
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)