to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
high tide; high water; full tide
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stiffen; to become stiff
military officer; naval officer
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to surge; to well up; to gush out
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
so slight as to be all but non-existent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding