grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure