being too late; losing one's final chance
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
silence; stillness; quietness
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
such; this sort of; like this
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rather than; more ... than ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
is something that; is that which
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
elder sister; effeminate man
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to kill by burning to death
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony