Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
creative power; creativity
to repeat; to be frequent
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
Florence (Italy); Firenze
agricultural land; farmland
natural calamity; disaster
licentious; self-indulgent
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
repentance; confession; penitence
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
suppression; prohibition; ban