sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
rotten smell; putrid odor
to make a speech; to address
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
in that way; like that; that way
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
simmering; (boiling) gently
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
power balance; balance of power
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support