door; gate; opening; title page
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
victim; injured party; sufferer
survival; survivor; relic
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
waking; waking up; awakening
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
script; screenplay; scenario
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to stay calm; to keep cool
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sudden change; complete change
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee