watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; 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; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (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 (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; 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
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
moment when blossoms fall; one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
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 (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
innermost depths of one's heart
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
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
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint