demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nothing; nil; naught; nought
real thing; original; actual
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to employ; to hire; to charter
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to make a person's blood run cold
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
serious; severe; grave; acute
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest