appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
distant place; faraway location; far away
to brush off; to shake off
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
one chance; only opportunity
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
hating; strongly disliking