to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
demon of ill health; disease
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
endless; boundless; everlasting
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
correction; revision; amendment
simply put; putting it simply; in short
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
outsider; layman; amateur
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
in the mountains; among the mountains
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
for the first time in one's life