emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
village; hamlet; settlement
desolate; dreary; lonesome
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
judgment; judgement; discernment
secretary general; chief secretary
beforehand; in advance; previously
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
to be the ruin of (a person)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
active; dynamic; energetic
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
commencing with; including
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
example; illustration; precedent
capable; able; talented; promising
Semenoff; Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii; Semyonov
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion