query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
right behind; just behind; directly behind
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
moderate faction; moderates
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
accomplishment; execution
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)