scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
difference; variation; difference
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
the way back; the way home; return trip
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
no matter how much time passes
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
light color; light colour
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to resound; to make a stir