wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
mass; quality and quantity
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
minute (unit of time); instant; moment; (meeting) minutes; record of proceedings
comma; decimal point; radix point
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
midwinter; dead of winter
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
stepping back; drawing back
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
thought; consideration; thinking
form; shape; figure; morph
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
in accordance with; according to
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration