thousands; great number of; variety
commencing with; including
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
absorption; suction; attraction
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
source of worry; source of distress
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
what time; (lit.) which hour
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion