reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
in search of; in order to look for
how many years; how long; what year
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to be at a loss for words
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
order; command; directions; instructions
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
regret; repentance; remorse
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
goldencup St. John's wort (Hypericum patulum)
power balance; balance of power
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
steel; sword steel; sword