gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
a find; windfall; bargain
since then; from that time; ever since
to carry around; to carry on one's person
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
stairs; stairway; staircase
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
leader (of an alliance); leading power
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
young person; inexperienced person; novice
match; game; bout; contest
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode