to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
big frame; large figure; huge body
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
back off!; leave me alone!
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
mass; quality and quantity
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
lightning strike; lightning bolt
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take someone's life; to kill someone
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate