painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
this world; this life; world of the living
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to surge; to well up; to gush out
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
thunderous roar; roaring sound
severe earthquake; violent tremor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
wherein; therein; thereinto
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing