readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
long ago; a long time ago; already
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
looks; features; (personal) appearance
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
half the body; half length
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to burst open; to pop; to split
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
role of the villain; the bad guy
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
long-awaited; much-awaited
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
with a collapse; with a slump
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)