equality; impartiality; evenness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
funny story; funny anecdote
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to press a question; to cross-examine
a second time; again; once more; twice
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation