to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
opposite; reverse; contrary
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
dullard; indecisive person
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
already; now; no longer; not any more
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
on the occasion of; at the time of
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
to begin to walk; to set out