development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
inland districts; inland areas
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to name; to call; to christen; to term
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
bed and food; eating and sleeping
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to seek a path; to find one's way
wartime regime; war footing
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
entire world; whole world; world stage
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
looking pale; looking unwell
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
near; nearby; not far off
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
supervised; under surveillance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
utmost limits; extremity; limit
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect