bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
big frame; large figure; huge body
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
natural growth; wild growth
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to give directions; to issue instructions
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
prospects of victory; chances of success
the height of folly; sheer stupidity