to fetter; to shackle; to bind
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
low tone; bass; low voice
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to blame; to find fault with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
nothing but; none other than
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to pierce through; to break through
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
original story; original version; this volume
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to paint (draw) a picture
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
men and women of all ages
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to increase; to add to; to augment
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively