stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
both hands; both arms; ten
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
Camus (French writer); Camus (brand of cognac)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
pistol; handgun; revolver
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to put to trial; to argue in court
regret; repentance; remorse
death penalty; capital punishment
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
sense of morality; moral sense
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
center; centre; metropolis