sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to tear up and throw away
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
weird; disgusting; sickening
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
impossible to do (although wants to)
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
in that way; like that; that way
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)