gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
such; like that; that sort of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
old friend; familiar face
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
slim; slender; slight; delicate
right side; right-hand side
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
nothing but; none other than
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit