to pile up; to accumulate
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
choice; selection; option
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
with a slip; with a slide
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
there is nothing; having nothing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
still (continuing); as ever; further
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
information bureau; intelligence department
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
the last moment; the very end