blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
people; citizens; subjects; folk
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
companion; partner; spouse
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to not believe one's ears
to make sense; to be meaningful
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
feelings; thoughts; meaning
sympathy; compassion; pity
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
attendance (at school); going to school
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)