scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to get tired out; to be exhausted
vast; limitless; boundless
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
should do; ought to do; must do
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
although I say; although one might say; although called
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
off an island; away from an island; off-island
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
reinforcement; strengthening
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
never mind!; don't worry about it
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens