pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
layperson's judgment (opinion)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
complete recovery of health
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
recovery; undoing; recall
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
in this manner; in this way; like this
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
desperation; struggle to the death
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign