trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
price; cost; value; worth; value
this world; this life; world of the living
to pass (of time); to elapse
banning of books; banned book
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
but; however; provided that
bolt from the blue; great surprise
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
outside world; physical world
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
conviction; belief; confidence
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate