darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to squash; to crush; to flatten
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
curse; spell; malediction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
this world; this life; world of the living
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
head; lead; vanguard; first
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
Gulliver; preeminent example of its kind
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!