at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
lifelike; exact resemblance
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
self-consciousness; self-awareness
nothing but; none other than
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
while; even though; despite
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
explanation; interpretation
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly