sharply; harshly; stingingly
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
inexpert or untrained eyes
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to be perturbed; to be agitated
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate