monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
government; administration
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to smash; to break into pieces
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
one's own work; making by oneself
slim; slender; slight; delicate
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
feeling refreshed in mind and body
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
a short while ago; already
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to