mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to awake from one's sleep
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
stepping back; drawing back
I see; that's right; indeed
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to look around; to survey
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
broken; intermittent; disconnected
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
evening; last night; yesterday evening
great hurry; great haste; rush
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun