obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to be expensive; to be costly
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
drawing a sword; drawn sword
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to run around; to bustle about
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
decapitated body; deflowered stem
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back