to pen; to write; to draw
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
one's last moments; hour of death
peril; danger; hazard; distress
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
half-human and half-beast
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
treatment (of a person); dealing with
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
complete set; all; everything
preparations for a journey
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
famous sword; excellent sword
bright person; talented student; prodigy
influential person; man of importance
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
derailment; digression; deviation
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference