isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
in this manner; in this way; like this
of course; certainly; naturally
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
something; some kind of; for some reason
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be selected (from among many people)
existence; possession; having; limited company
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
without leaving any trace
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation