memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
if so; in that case; in that situation
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
ingredient; component; composition
to finish; to end; to close
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
since when; from when; how long
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
at once; immediately; right now
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention