pair; the two; both persons; both things
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one by one; one after another; successively
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to surround; to crowd around
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
financial muscle; economic clout
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave (a scene); to step away
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest