shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
person of letters; literary person
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
episode; anecdote; vignette
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
basic overview; basic concept
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
unexpectedly; surprisingly
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sympathy; compassion; pity
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
material; substance; matter
to tighten; to press hard
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
with all one's strength; with all one's might
release; emission; ejection
resolute; determined; bold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to knead well; to polish; to refine
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid