to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
substantial matter; significant item
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
tank (military vehicle); chariot
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
very interesting; of great interest
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
literally; to the letter; literal
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort