anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to butt heads; to head-butt
to prostrate oneself before
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
first meeting; first interview with
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to rise; to erect; to get up
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
at someone's (something's) mercy
granted that; even if; even though
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
birth; creation; formation
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
rampancy; prevalence; domination
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
rule; reign; government; governing