a long, long time ago; very long ago
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
along; parallel to; in accordance with
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to move (house); to change residence
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
how long; how far; how much
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
moment by moment; hour by hour
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk