fate; destiny; predestination
dignity; majesty; sanctity
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to slim down; to lose weight
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
every evening; night after night
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
mobilization; mobilisation
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
operation; functioning; running
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
depravity; corruption; degradation
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
limbs; arms and legs; body
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
stirring; slight movement
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp