reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to boil strongly; to be excited
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
artificial hill (in a garden)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to accept; to receive; to agree
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to worry about; to be vexed