to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
particular; hard to please; fussy
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
bend; curvature; deflection
breaking off; snapping off