muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
acceleration; speeding up
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to mark the end; to spell the end
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
day shift; day duty; day work; daily work; going to work every day
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
visiting room; visitation room
bored; having nothing to do; idle
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
very likely; very probable
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
sign; indication; omen; symptom
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
safety; welfare; well-being
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving