to crouch; to squat; to cower
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
evocation; inducement; giving rise to
pale; pallid; bluish-white
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
spine; backbone; spinal column
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
useless resistance; vain struggle
pieces; scraps; disconnected
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
living person; the living
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
rising; ascending; climbing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for