to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
(distant) howling; backbiting
violent explosion; bursting
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
reigning; controlling; dictating
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to scrape off; to shave off
to shut in; to confine; to contain
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
protective instinct; defensive instinct
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
hateful; detestable; loathsome
desperation; struggle to the death
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end