to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
naturally; of course; understandably
main; principal; chief; primary; major
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
as if nothing had happened
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to torment; to torture; to harass
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
solitude; loneliness; isolation
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
hidden room; secret chamber
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production