to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
whispering into a person's ear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
classical form of martial art
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)