prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
prejudice; bias; distorted view
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
mouth of a (sword) sheath
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
three days and three nights
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to complete decisively; to do to completion
laughing while reminiscing
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spread; span; expanse; extent
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
call; summons; convening; convocation
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
long slits (esp. of eyes)
well-known; noted; celebrated