hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
every person; each one; everybody
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
strong person; the strong; the powerful