storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
slim; slender; slight; delicate
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
magic sword; cursed sword
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
enumeration; citation; listing
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
colour; color; hue; tints
attenuation; damping; decay
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to call again; to call (someone) back
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)