condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
striking; remarkable; considerable
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
in spite of; regardless of
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
dignity; majesty; sanctity
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, incl. digger wasps and mud daubers)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
condition; figure; appearance; voice
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to watch intently; to stare
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
gouging out; exposing (a scandal, fraud, etc.)
causticity; corrosiveness
night soil; muck; filth; dirt