lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
in succession; one after another
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
rampancy; prevalence; domination
depression; low spirits; dejection
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to be embarrassed; to lose face
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hooting; jeering; heckling
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
king; monarch; ruler; champion
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
arrival at a military camp; joining in a battle
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be