expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be embarrassed for a reply
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
The New York Times (newspaper)
article; news story; report; account
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
heading; headline; index; headword
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to burst (open); to break; to split
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate