pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
signs of rain; threat of rain
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested