stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
solitude; loneliness; isolation
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
difficult problem; challenge
political situation; political affairs
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to bring; to take; to bring about
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
expression; look; countenance; face
other; another; over; more than; I; me
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to remember; to keep in mind
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
people of color (colour); non-white races
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition