this and that; various things
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to be entwined; to be involved
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
trembling with excitement
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
training; drill; practice; discipline
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
dated; date; fixed; external
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
victim; injured party; sufferer
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to stiffen; to become stiff
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
beyond this point; from now on; after this
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)