dukedom; duchy; principality
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
river; stream; River; the ... river
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to roll about; to writhe about
departure; leaving; starting; standing
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
arrhythmia; abnormal heartbeat
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
countries; (various) nations
to become desperate; to give in to despair
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
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
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding