dominion; territory; possession
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
northern part; the north (of a region)
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not necessarily so; is not always true
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
beyond human understanding
training; drill; practice; discipline
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
finishing blow; coup de grâce
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
place; situation; position; location
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot