to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
the other day; lately; recently
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to give a broad grin; to smirk
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
ringing; throbbing violently
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to lose sight of; to miss
to cry and shout; to scream
infant; baby; little child
to torment; to harass; to tease
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
complete change; about-face
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
pitch dark; total darkness
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder