very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as if nothing had happened
both hands; both arms; ten
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
special; particular; peculiar; unique
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
piece; fragment; one (object)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
armed forces; military; troops
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
but; however; provided that
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
support; backing; aid; assistance
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
solitude; loneliness; isolation
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
shooting up one after another
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
extensive; vast range; wide scope
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought