propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
normalcy; normality; normal
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to crouch; to squat; to cower
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
right beside; close to; nearby
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be captivated (visually)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
sanity; consciousness; soberness
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
power; authority; influence
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
young person; youth; young
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing