stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
last days; the end; one's fate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
outside world; physical world
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to daub; to brush; to touch up
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
many; a lot; much; multitude
to be chipped; to be nicked
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to boost; to force up; to push up
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
scale; scope; plan; structure
piece; fragment; one (object)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual