the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
meaning; significance; sense
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
such ... as; or some such
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
form; shape; figure; visage
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
out of control; uncontrollable
strong interaction; strong force
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
again; once more; a second time
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)