weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
large number (of); many; majority
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
aggression; invasion; raid
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
being upright and cleanhanded
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
People of God (i.e. the Israelites); the Chosen People; People of God (i.e. Christians)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
inscrutable; incomprehensible
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
at the last moment; this late in the game
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
entering a faith; joining a religion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of