to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
deed; act; work; performance
sublime; noble; high-minded
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to rock; to shake; to swing
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal