impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
silence; stillness; quietness
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to breathe out; to exhale
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to flare up; to burst into flames
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
a (single) moment; an instant
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
understanding person; supporter
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression