to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
infant; baby; little child
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
power map; power structure; power relationships
in terms of; from the point of view of
main cause; primary factor
column shape; cylinder; columnar
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
craving; longing; thirsting
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
falling asleep; going to sleep
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage