danger; peril; hazard; risk
how; in what way; by what means
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
long military service; having experienced many battles
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
eight (long cylindrical things)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
meaning; significance; sense
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
soldier; combatant; warrior
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
no!; no no!; no, not at all
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
every person; every mouth; every entrance
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit