hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to become inverted; to become reversed
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to live; to reside; to inhabit
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
long (time); protracted; prolonged
fast asleep; dead to the world
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
being good-for-nothing; useless person
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
one of these days; someday; one day
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter