peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
midwinter; dead of winter
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
large tree; big tree; huge tree
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
calling at night (of a bird, etc.); nocturnal song
calls and sounds made by insects
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
a few seconds; several seconds