heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
hostility; antagonism; opposition
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
way; method; means; resource; course
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
yoke; constraints; oppression
correction; revision; amendment
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
suggestion; hint; implication
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
wide-awake to one's interests
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies