fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(death from) starvation; starving to death
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
group; party; team; squad; section
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
long military service; having experienced many battles
to feel a chill run down one's spine
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to join forces; to cooperate
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
regardless of; irrespective of
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future