small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
other side; opposite side; other party
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to throw into; to dump in together
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to flare up; to burst into flames
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to gaze out at; to look out over
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
interruption; interference; butting in
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to think of; to come up with
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
modern person; people of today
illusion; fallacy; delusion
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
illuminated sign spelling out news items
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird