cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
death penalty; capital punishment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to devour; to bite to death
go that far; to that extent
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ago; since; before; previous
secret understanding; collusion
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to hang (something) on the wall
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent