ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crawl out of; to creep out of
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
one revolution; one rotation
blow; shock; strike; batting
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pierce through; to break through
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
disorder; chaos; confusion
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to be damaged; to receive damage
all but dead; half killed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks