day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
comfort; consolation; diversion
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
they; those guys; those fellows
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to sniff out; to get wind of
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
curse; spell; malediction
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
that's the way it is; such is life
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable