to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
around the world; throughout the world
duty; obligation; responsibility
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
belief; faith; conviction
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
section; cross section; profile
to smash; to break into pieces
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support