long ago; already; a long time ago
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
spirituality; spiritual nature
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to become an expert; to be master at
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to become pale; to turn pale
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to stay (at); to stop (at)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
tag (children's game); tig
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
lower region; lower part; region below
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time