I appreciate your efforts
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
captive; prisoner (of war)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
responsibility or liability for a crime
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
world-destroying conflagration
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pride; dignity; self-respect