my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to leave (a scene); to step away
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
self-control; self-restraint
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
detour; circumvention; turning movement
revival; restoration; resuscitation
recovery; undoing; recall
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
in one's hands; in one's control
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
more than usual; especially; particularly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
little by little; bit by bit
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other