to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
depiction; description; portrayal
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to approach; to draw near
to comfort; to console; to amuse
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
rapid development; rapid unfolding
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to spit out; to eject; to dump