comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
very interesting; of great interest
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
for today; for the time being
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
this world; this life; world of the living
personage; person (deserving of respect)
speaking of ...; as for ...
snake; serpent; large snake
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
memory; ability to remember
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
since; henceforth; ever since
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
it's probably so; it stands to reason
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
direct appeal; direct petition
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
self-conscious; self-aware
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)