restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
metallic sound; metallic clank
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
importance; emphasis; stress
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
looking away; looking aside
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
go on!; right!; here goes!
split; division; break up
all times and places; all ages and countries
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
way; method; means; resource; course
in its entirety; whole; wholly
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
confusion; mixing; merger
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
responsibility; duty; obligation
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
big man; large man; tall man; giant
fully armed; armed to the teeth
decoration; ornament; trimmings
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
since our last meeting; since we parted