activation; invigoration; stimulation
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
safety; welfare; well-being
to slide down (snow, etc.)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to perceive; to notice; to become aware (of); to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
great hurry; great haste; rush
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
quick-drying property (of clothing, etc.)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)