dullard; indecisive person
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
drunkenness; intoxication
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
serious; not joking; straight
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
release; emission; ejection
to wash away; to rinse off
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens