to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
in the same way as; just like
to work hard; to work diligently
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to detain; to check; to restrain
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
pain relief; killing pain
expression; look; countenance; face
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to resound; to make a stir
in the face of; in defiance of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
thousands; great number of; variety
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
three cheers; three chants; singing three times
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
late at night; at a late hour
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
odds and ends; all; every
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be responsive; to show immediate results
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
early on; earlier on; from early
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services