lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
burning at the stake; burning to death
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
essence; true nature; substance; reality
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to look down on; to make light of
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
worried look; melancholy air
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
divination; fortunetelling; soothsaying
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
bravery; valor; valour; military prowess
fortune-telling; divination
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
burning at the stake; execution by burning
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
decapitation; decapitated head
contrary to one's expectations
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
classical elegance; antiquity
ostentation; show; affectation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)