preface; introduction; preamble
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
personification; impersonation; embodiment
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to burst (open); to break; to split
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
exploitation; overuse; abuse
explosion; rupture; break off
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
speaking voice; talking voice
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to speak; to hear a voice
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic