illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
state funeral; national funeral
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
at that time; in those days
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
ostensible (surface) reason
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to keep secret; to conceal
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to have a talk; to tell a story
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to complete decisively; to do to completion
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
it is not (like that) either
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
in one's own way or style
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring