not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
quotation; citation; reference
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to prowl after; to keep watch on
dispute; argument; contention
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to crumble away; to collapse
to die; to ascend to heaven
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous