explosion; rupture; break off
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
at the last moment; this late in the game
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
life; living; I; me; student
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to pull in (fish); to land
extremely; terrifically; super
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
powerful person; influential person
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
secrecy; highly classified information
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
connection; link; relationship
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir