noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
to break a dam; to burst out
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
brilliant; bright; dazzling
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
does not; can not; will not
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
craving; longing; thirsting
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry