to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to fight to the bitter end
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to surge; to well up; to gush out
colorless and transparent
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
whole face; all over one's face
girl; lass; young thing; chick
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane