emotional strength; force of will
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
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
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to use up all one's strength; to die
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
murder; homicide; manslaughter
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to mix; to stir; to blend
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
beginning; outset; first; onset
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp