satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
freedom; free man; free woman
to accept; to receive; to agree
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to make an appeal; to urge
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to change completely; to change suddenly
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
willpower; energy; vitality
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
genuine; authentic; true; real
throat; important part; vital area
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to crumble away; to collapse