gender; distinction of sex; sex
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to add (to); to add on; to append
subordination; dependency
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
capable of anything; liable to do
because; the reason why is
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
pioneer; settler; colonist
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish