doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
extinction; annihilation; destruction
female vampire; vampiress
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be consistent; to be coherent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mysterious power of words to alter reality
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to tighten; to press hard
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
punishment; judgement; judgment
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
intelligence or information network
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others