final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
to search for; to seek for; to look for
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
to flare up; to fly into a rage
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to move forward; to move on
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
complete stranger; total stranger
sisterly love; affection between sisters
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man