friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
such; like that; in that way
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to mind; to care; to worry
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
high-grade sake; fine drink
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
this occasion; at this time; now
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible