dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
construction; establishment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
like this; this sort; this way
the same generation; coeval
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
head; lead; vanguard; first
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
3000; three thousand; many
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword