chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
looking or acting as if one owned the place
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rebirth; new birth; nascent
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
adverse circumstances; adversity
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to keep a watchful eye on