cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
here and there; in places
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
fast-talking; rapid talking
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
exaltation; emotional uplift
state of mind; mentality; psychology
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
granted that; even if; even though
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice