The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Such a metaphor betrays a complete lack of understanding, of empathy with Victorian culture.

Scattered pieces of waste or remains.
the bomb hits it, showering debris from all sides

Keep (someone) in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
a system that oppressed working people

Fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in his chest

The distance or measurement from side to side of something; width.
the boat measured 27 feet in breadth

Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.
sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved.
you've been a really naughty boy

Make or enact laws.
he didn't want to name anyone to the Court who would legislate from the bench

capable of or given to analysing
an analytic mind

Excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
working with feverish haste

Feel deep respect or admiration for (something)
Cézanne's still lifes were revered by his contemporaries

A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body.
the blast left a crater in the car park

Having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions.
customers who are eligible for discounts

The state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense.
they must prove their innocence

A level area surrounded by seats for spectators, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held.
Whole towns could be surrounded, or a mile-wide dragnet thrown over an area which contained sporting arenas.

Occur again periodically or repeatedly.
when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different

Having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
he maintained her reputation for being a resourceful problem-solver

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass.
the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath

The hooked staff of a shepherd.
seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs

The words of a song in popular music.
she has published both music and lyrics for a number of songs