absorption; suction; attraction
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
loading; charging; filling
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
out of bounds; beyond the pale
composite; combined; complex
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
scariest; most frightening
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
like this; in this way; as you see
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to smash violently; to crush
came here; coming here; recently
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish