high-pitched tone; soprano
way; method; means; resource; course
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to escape from; to get out
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to blaze; to burn brightly
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
innermost depths of one's heart
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to