empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
stochastic; probabilistic
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to become better; to improve
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
self control; self restraint
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
three generations; three periods; third generation
(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
while running; while moving; in motion
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing