royal castle; imperial castle
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to be torn off; to come off
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to come to one's senses; to calm down
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
dozens; scores of; decades
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
banning of books; banned book