pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
master; teacher; stable master
what type of thing; which one
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
behind; in the rear; in back
to give directions; to issue instructions
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
directions; instructions; orders; command
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
desperation; struggle to the death
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply