(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
origin; source; beginning; starting point
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
wide difference; a world of difference
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
choice; selection; option
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
all around; as far as the eye can see
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to have no chance (of succeeding)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to indicate; to show; to point to
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
great difference; big difference; wide margin
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to take flight; to disappear