to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
failure; mistake; blunder
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
anything and everything; just about everything
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
supply; provision; raising; procurement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy