to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
on the occasion of; at the time of
explosion; rupture; break off
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the opposite sex; isomerism
late at night; at a late hour
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
mutation; change; transition
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
stirring; slight movement
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
in search of; in order to look for
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
midsummer; height of summer
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
northern part; the north (of a region)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
sea level; (surface of) sea
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
high ground; plateau; heights
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)