high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
at first; in the beginning; originally
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
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desperation; struggle to the death
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
metallic sound; metallic clank
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to collapse into; to flop onto
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to prevent; to take precautions
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate