gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
murder; killing; murderer
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
mental; spiritual; emotional
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be worried; to be troubled
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
reality; actuality; hard fact
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
if it is (the case that ...)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable