dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
countenance; features; looks
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to slide into; to slip into
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
expression; look; countenance; face
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square