a person without a single relative
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
price; cost; value; worth; value
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
reigning; controlling; dictating
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
although there are many of them
powerful person; influential person
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
state of mind; mentality; psychology
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
the place for; the time for; the level of
equilibrium; good balance; poise
influential person; man of importance
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
settlement; permanent residency