ability; capability; skill
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
scenery; scene; landscape
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
visual confirmation; sighting
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
obedience; submission; resignation
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization