to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
never mind!; don't worry about it
derailment; digression; deviation
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to stare back at; to look back at
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
using all one's strength; using all one's might
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(large) building; public building; hall
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to smile broadly; to grin widely
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to accept; to receive; to agree
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
excelling; surpassing; outdoing