dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
don't worry about it; forget about it
when it becomes; when it comes to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
not caring; not giving a damn
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
particularly; only; in the case of
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be sacked; to be dismissed
will not do; do not; does not
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
town girl; girl raised in a town
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
strong-willed; strong of heart
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice