equipment used in rituals
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
damp; moist (negative nuance)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
great hurry; great haste; rush
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to stiffen; to become stiff
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip