sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
planned; scheduled; systematic
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
last days; the end; one's fate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
global scale; worldwide scale
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
social; societal; societary
corner room; corner apartment
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
reception room; parlor; parlour
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sexual experience (with women)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
(not saying anything) no matter what
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached