stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
tension; mental strain; nervousness
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
sublime; noble; high-minded
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
bright red; crimson lotus flower
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
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)
oath; vow; attestation; solemn pledge
last chapter (book, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
release; emission; ejection
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
if it is the case that ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to order; to command; to appoint
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
serious; not joking; straight
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles