dividing into four; quartering
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
evening; night; nighttime
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
official business; public business
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
literally; to the letter; literal
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
using all one's strength; using all one's might
outside world; physical world
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
thought; consideration; thinking
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
if so; in that case; in that situation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to comb down; to smooth down