a long, long time ago; very long ago
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
it is I who should say so
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honour; honor; glory; privilege
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
calamity; disaster; accident
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to fall flat; to fall face down
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless