conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
unidentifiable; unidentified
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to call a person's attention (to)
to appear all together; to be all present
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
dwelling; house; residence; address
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
living; lifestyle; living room
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
though; notwithstanding; although
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to shake; to sway; to waver
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
upper floor (of a building)
here and there; in places
apparently; appears to be
wherein; therein; thereinto
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)