dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
side effect; adverse reaction
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
willpower; energy; vitality
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to thrust down; to push off
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)