simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
technique; art; skill; move
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
while; during (the time when)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why