fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
making efficient; optimization
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
older sister and younger brother
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
example; illustration; precedent
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
vacant house; unoccupied house
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
concession; conciliation; compromise
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
filtration; filtering; percolation
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect