to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to try all possible means
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
had better ...; had better not ...
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
detour; circumvention; turning movement
recommendation; endorsement
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
great hurry; great haste; rush
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong