stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to soak into; to permeate
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
already known; well-known
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
strong interaction; strong force
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
one by one; one after another; successively
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to run through; to run past
the whole area; all areas
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback