to wash clean; to cleanse
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
taste; liking; preference
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to sweep clean; to brush clean
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
site; point on a map; spot
to order; to command; to appoint
to boost; to force up; to push up
remnants of an enemy army
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern