to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
face; looks; vestiges; trace
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
you could say; you might say; verging on the
how long; how much; to what extent
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to push (something) against
(right at the) side; just beside
breaking off; snapping off
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst