last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to be erected; to be built
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to look down on; to make light of
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
torture device; instrument of torture
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase