hateful; detestable; loathsome
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to serve; to work for; to attend
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
otherwise; or else; if not
one way or the other; either way
news; word; tidings; omen
information; news; report; reward; retribution
imprisonment; incarceration
interrogation; hearing; trial
to lure someone; to entice someone
chance (of success); odds
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
for better or worse; for good or for evil
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
belief; faith; conviction
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as