to take the form (of); to assume a shape
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
rationalization; justification
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
self-control; self-restraint
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
somehow; for some reason or other
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
around the world; throughout the world
to incur someone's enmity