bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to flare up; to burst into flames
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
internal organ; viscera; gut
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
human rights; civil liberties
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
longing; strong desire; aspiration
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post