molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to live fast (and recklessly)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
ability; performance; efficiency
regarding highly; attaching importance to
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
many armies; many troops; vast army; hosts; host of heaven
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
total energy; all efforts
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp