propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
salvation of one's country
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
fiction; fabrication; concoction
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to take away; to carry off
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
history; pedigree; lineage
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
after staying up all night