polite; respectful; reverent
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to take someone's life; to kill someone
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
(another's) daughter; young lady
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to live through; to survive
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
video game hardware; video game console
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
power; might; authority; influence
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished