to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(political) power; authority; influence
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
welcome!; nice to see you!
honour; honor; glory; privilege
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
curse; spell; malediction
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
(another's) daughter; young lady
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
fluent (in a language); flowing
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
power; authority; influence
(social) position; status
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
good humour (humor); good mood
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed