composition; setting (of music)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
meditation; contemplation
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
brightness; splendour; splendor
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
termination; cessation; stop