on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
the orders of one's ruler
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder