to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
infancy; childhood; tender age
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cannot be helped; unavoidable
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to write down; to record; to register
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
survival; survivor; relic
had better ...; had better not ...
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to live; to reside; to inhabit