vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to harm; to cause harm to
to make a person's blood run cold
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
sincerity; true heart; devotion
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
pawn; pawned article; pledge; security; guarantee
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse