to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to use all one's strength (ability)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
eternal; unlimited; endless
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to blow out; to spout out
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
acceleration; speeding up
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to remember; to keep in mind
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce