to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
throne; first place; top spot; championship
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to affect; to impact; to influence
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
visualization; visualisation
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
mist form; atomized form; spray (form)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
apparition; monster; supernatural creature; shapeshifter
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to escape from; to get out
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
former (incumbent); predecessor
break in time; interruption; pause
to push back; to press back; to force back
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
in swarms; in great crowds; plentifully; a lot (of); minor actress; bit-part actress