to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
maintenance; preservation; improvement
several minutes; a few minutes
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
warm feeling; (feeling of) warmth; sense of temperature; thermoception
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
upper half of the body; upper body
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
trembling from fear; trembling all over