to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
in the same way as; just like
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to spring at; to leap upon
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
personage; person (deserving of respect)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
sympathy; compassion; pity
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
method of attack; place of attack
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
frivolous age; degenerate period in history; decadent age
to be touching; to be moving
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ringleader; accomplished villain
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally