power; authority; influence
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
individual; private person; personal; natural person
end of term; end of semester
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to await; to wait for; to expect
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
no sleep or rest; working day and night
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
one grain; one drop; one bead
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to put one's strength into