ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
at least; at most; (even) just
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
pale; pallid; bluish-white
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
like he said; same for me; ditto
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
puddle of blood; pool of blood
melancholy; gloom; depression
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
field; plain; prairie; moor
just past noon; afternoon
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse