to be perturbed; to be agitated
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
high and low; rise and fall
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to cover fully; to wrap around
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
base sequence (e.g. of DNA)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
beforehand; in advance; previously
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
large number (of); many; majority
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
space; interval; space character; whitespace
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy