first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to discuss; to talk together
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
the last moment; the very end
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to go out and away; to leave
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
doing whatever one pleases
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
how long; how much; to what extent
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
call; summons; convening; convocation
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to get warm; to become warm
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down