secret; private; surreptitious
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
each; (arch.) you (plural)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
country; territory; domain; realm
northeastern part; the northeast
place; position; location; position; standing; status
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
battlefield; battleground
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
why; how; for what reason
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
exceedingly; extremely; decisively