to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
Falkner; Faulkner; Fawkner
good old; good old-fashioned
product; produce; result; fruit
family; relatives; dependents; household
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
besides; moreover; in addition
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
in order; in turn; one by one
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
writing; composition; essay; sentence
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.)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
just a minute; small quantity
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death