to stiffen; to become stiff
very interesting; of great interest
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
decorum; propriety; politeness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
and; thereupon; because of that
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
greatest mistake of one's life
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
conscious; deliberate; intentional
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
please; somehow or other; one way or another
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
oppression; suppression; pressure
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
establishment; settlement
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess