slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
school building; schoolhouse
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to brush off; to shake off
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
early (days); initial stage; initial
group; bunch; crowd; group
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)