devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
every place; various places
still; even now; to this day
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
starvation; famine; hunger
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
horseplay; fooling around
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
several years; a few years
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
absorption; suction; attraction
at first; in the beginning; originally
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
real intention; true motive; true meaning
general idea; concept; notion
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
nothing but; none other than
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning