spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
absorption; suction; attraction
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
gradually; slowly but steadily
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
confusion; mixing; merger
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)