handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
oracle; revelation; divine message
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
repentance; confession; penitence
to die out; to become extinct
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
a second time; again; once more; twice
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
serious criminal; heinous criminal