oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
what sort of; what kind of; what way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
authenticity; credibility
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
without trouble; easily; readily
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit