to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to live; to reside; to inhabit
how many people; a number of people
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
something like ...; something called ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
like this; such; thus; in this way
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
richly colored; richly coloured
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
allegiance; obedience; submission
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
reaching; attaining; arrival
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
cave; cavern; den; grotto
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
environment; surroundings; circumstances
utmost limits; extremity; limit
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
spontaneous birth; goblin; monster
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
mass; quality and quantity