contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
sender; consignor; remitter
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
blood relationship; blood relative
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
surrounding at a distance
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)