crescent moon; young moon
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
ancient times; prehistoric times
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nothing but; none other than
society; the world; the times
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice