banning of books; banned book
secret; private; surreptitious
sovereign; emperor; monarch
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
belief; faith; conviction
prone to adultery; flirtatious
long ago; already; a long time ago
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
just because; even if; even though
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
I see; that's right; indeed
forcibly; against one's will
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
ignorant of the ways of the world
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
settlement; solution; resolution
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be kind to; to treat kindly