I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to fly around; to scatter
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
just one person; only one
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
embodiment; realization; materialization
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
in history; ever; historical
to live through; to survive
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)