demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ability; capability; skill
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
topic of discussion; agenda
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
consideration; taking into account
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to compose; to put together
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
house built on sand; house of cards
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
beginning; outset; first; onset
outbreak of war; starting a war
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fast approach; quick intimacy
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem