direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
contrived; false-sounding
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hostility; animosity; enmity
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to be widely known; to be famous
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
personal feelings; self-interest
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
matter causing distress; something causing worry