metallic lustre; metallic luster
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
true character; real nature
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to keep watch; to stand guard
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
just the other day; quite recently
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
besides; in addition; also; moreover
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
young girl; lass; adolescent female
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning