reality; actuality; hard fact
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to show up; to appear; to turn up
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
with a start; with a jump
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unprecedented; never seen before
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
Great Awakening (18th century American Christian revival movement)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry