to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to write down; to record; to register
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension