I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
three-pronged fork; trident
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
much less; to say nothing of
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
incident; affair; happening; event
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
rather; sooner; preferably
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
such ... as; or some such
to need; to call for; to require
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody