to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
world; society; people; the public
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
at a young age; while still young
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
letter; missive; note; mail
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone