crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
other side; opposite side; other party
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to shake one's head (in denial)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to stiffen; to become stiff
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
simply put; putting it simply; in short
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
attaching a sleeve to the body of a shirt; sleeve seam
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to talk to oneself; to mutter
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
while; during (the time when)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ability; capability; skill
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive