to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
briskly with small steps; trotting
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
vitality; (one's) life force
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
matter of concern; matter of interest
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
unless one ...; if one does not ...