secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
blow; shock; strike; batting
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to get strong; to gain strength
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to entrust; to leave to a person
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
even if; even though; however; no matter how
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be relieved; to feel relieved
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment