promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to examine someone's expression
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
silence; stillness; quietness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to hand over; to surrender
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books