insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
sterilization; sterilisation; castration
loyal retainer; loyal subject
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to rush over; to run up to
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)