stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to show up; to appear; to turn up
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dwelling; house; residence; address
thousands; several thousand
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
preparatory phase; preparatory period
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
how many people; a number of people
to be at a loss for words