to eat up; to consume (completely)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
out of bounds; beyond the pale
sincere; earnest; serious
head start; initiative; preemption
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
vast expanse of fertile land
faraway lands; voyage to faraway lands
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
afterglow; lingering light
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute