tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
full length; total length; overall length
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
lightly; easily; carelessly
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
it's not like; it isn't as if
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
front; frontage; facade; main
to fall flat; to fall face down
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet