rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
almost; roughly; approximately
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to kill; to choke the life out of
literally; to the letter; literal
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
finishing blow; coup de grâce
tail (animal); tail end; tip
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to become misty; to become hazy
war; battle; match; game; competition
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
prohibition; inhibition; ban
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance