grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
phantom; vision; illusion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be able to manage somehow or another
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
chimera (mythological); chimaera
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate