state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mirror surface; lens surface
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
beginning; outset; first; onset
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to have one's name entered (in a list)
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
until now; so far; up to the present
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend