shore; bank (of a body of water)
silence; stillness; quietness
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
transparency; degree of clearness
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
food crisis; food-supply crisis
to name; to call; to christen; to term
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip