admiration; wonder; astonishment
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
that is to say; so that means
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
destruction; collapse; crumbling
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to run about trying to escape
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
sea of fire; sea of flame
discovery; detection; finding
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
gender; distinction of sex; sex
stature; height; size; physique
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness