weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
confusion; mixing; merger
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
responsibility; duty; obligation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
big frame; large figure; huge body
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
fully armed; armed to the teeth
decoration; ornament; trimmings
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
is something that; is that which
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
since our last meeting; since we parted
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
early post war period; immediately after the war
flight; running away; absconding; elopement