laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
disgrace; humiliation; insult
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to hide; to keep to oneself
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
rival; competitor; competition
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
odds and ends; all; every
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
captive; prisoner (of war)
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
10th day of the month; ten days
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction