nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
breath; breathing; tone; mood
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
already; now; no longer; not any more
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
tasteless and odorless; bland
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
highest grade; superlative degree
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
nothing but; none other than
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on