selfishness; selfish motive
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
young person; youth; young
oppression; suppression; pressure
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
base; basis; bedrock; platform
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
chief vassal; senior statesman
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
crypt; underground chapel
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
countenance; features; looks
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
tingling; stinging; pungently
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon