brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to hide; to keep to oneself
determination; conviction
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
the way back; the way home; return trip
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
as a child; when one was a child
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
conviction; belief; confidence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)