fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unexpectedly; surprisingly
rest; break; recess; intermission
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
plural; multiple; several
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
difference; variation; difference
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sense of smell; olfaction
together; at the same time; same; identical
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)