(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
participatory; participating; hands-on
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
disorder; disturbance; unrest
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
small number; few; minority
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
calm; composed; leisurely
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
nothing but; none other than
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
violent explosion; bursting
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to be contrary to one's expectations
to not take seriously; to take lightly
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)