feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
rare; uncommon; not often seen
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
slope; slanting surface; bevel
charcoal kiln; charcoal pile
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
heating; application of heat
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
making practical; making useful; implementing
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
arrangement; pact; agreement
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
you could say that; that might be so
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
superiority; predominance
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
walking briskly; determinedly
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
storage space (esp. in a home)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
since then; from that time; ever since
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
semen; seminal fluid; sperm