to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
spell; curse; incantation
to order; to command; to appoint
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
moment by moment; hour by hour
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
emergency food; emergency rations
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
rare; uncommon; not often seen
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unrequited love; one-sided love
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to continue to do; to persist in doing
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)