powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
indicate reason; infers some protest
to look around; to survey
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thicket; coppice; brushwood
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
explosion; rupture; break off
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
nothing but; none other than
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
empirical; from experience
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
large build; large pattern
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
that; the matter in question
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to become rounded; to roll into a ball