to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
start; origin; beginnings
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
you could say that; that might be so
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
sincere; earnest; serious
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(how) many times; (how) often
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
the same generation; coeval
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to have a talk; to tell a story
outside world; physical world
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
random; unintentional; unintended
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to invite in; to show someone in