action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to bend; to warp; to curve
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
noted product; local specialty
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(opening of a) wound; cut
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
experiment; experimentation
visual hallucination; vision
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to freeze; to refrigerate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
time around sunset; early evening