granted that; even if; even though
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
divide into four pieces; one fourth
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
ash; embers; complete destruction
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to lend an ear to; to listen to
don't worry; no worries; never mind
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
worst; worst-case (scenario)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
compensation; indemnity; reparation
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says