ceremony; rite; ritual; service
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
reason; cause; circumstances
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
New Year's Eve; December 31
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
calamity; disaster; accident
to show signs of; to appear
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
ordinary citizen; the general public
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
himself; yourself; herself