to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
surface of the earth; ground surface
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in succession; one by one
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to turn towards; to point
to lose one's way; to get lost
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
travelling alone; solitary journey
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to thrust before; to thrust at
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose sight of; to miss
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
at the last moment; this late in the game
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on