first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
pair; the two; both persons; both things
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
dark of the night; darkness of the night
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
traveler; traveller; stranger
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
aimlessly; without a goal
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to recover consciousness; to come to
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word