the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to succeed; to bear fruit
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to shoot or fire off an arrow
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
rendezvous (with a romantic partner); date; rendezvous (of two spacecraft)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
for a while; for some time; for a period