just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
several years; a few years
doing whatever one pleases
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
entreaty; supplication; petition
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
flight; desertion; escape
resignation; acceptance; consolation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
continuation; succession; series
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
almost; roughly; approximately
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
it is not (like that) either
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace