melancholy; gloom; depression
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
waterfall; cataract; cascade
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to amuse oneself; to make merry
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
four corners; four ordinal directions
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
predation; eating prey; preying upon
carnivore; carnivorous animal
for example; for instance; e.g.
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to threaten; to make threats
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
nothing but; none other than
out of bounds; beyond the pale
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
forgetting; lapse of memory
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed