to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
whispering; murmuring; subdued
long ago; a long time ago; already
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to push down; to knock down