ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
under development; in development
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
stimulating; exciting; provocative
king; monarch; ruler; champion
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
brief (amount of time); short
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to say things to ease one's mind
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
talk; recital; narration; topic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to leave (a scene); to step away
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
(social) class; rank; grade
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment