to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
fate; destiny; predestination
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
as if it were about oneself
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to speak; to hear a voice
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to pour forth; to spill out
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to awake from one's sleep
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
speaking voice; talking voice
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
the place for; the time for; the level of
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
grave robber; grave robbing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to escape from; to get out
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout