sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to increase; to add to; to augment
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
four corners; four ordinal directions
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
successive generations; successive emperors
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
commencing with; including
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
war; fighting; fierce competition
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain