to listen attentively to; to be lost in
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
place; room; margin; scope
being startled; getting a shock
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
shadow figure; silhouette
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
heating; application of heat
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
dependence (relationship); dependency (relationship)
last days; the end; one's fate
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
destined; predestined; fated; fateful