to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to have meaning; to be meaningful
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
double helix (structure of DNA)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
priority; order of precedence
otherwise; or else; if not
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
law-like nature; regularity
otherwise; or else; if not
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated