scene; view; prospect; outlook
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
future years; in (one's) later years
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to give an impression; to make an impression
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
humanism; humanitarianism
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
connection; link; relationship
after death; posthumously