painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
major powers of the world; great powers
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to stare back (at); to glare back
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle