to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
great war; great battle; world war
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ancient times; prehistoric times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
legend; folklore; tradition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
indescribable; having no way to express
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in the same way as; just like
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
temporary; transitory; short-lived
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to come to one's senses; to calm down
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear