thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
raging fire; conflagration
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
omniscience and omnipotence
how; in what way; in what manner
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
binoculars; field glasses
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to project; to stick out; to stand out
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
swindler; imposter; crook
normalcy; normality; normal
goal to strive for; challenge
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble