to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
earnestly; immediately; exactly
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
shady; underhanded; questionable
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person