as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
already; now; no longer; not any more
participation; joining; entry; adherence
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
point spread; point difference
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
perception; sensation; awareness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one's heart rate; pulse rate
normal value; normal level
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)