it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
myself; yourself; I; me; you
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that