spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
armed forces; military; troops
privatization; privatisation
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
close to the wall; alongside the wall
insertion; incorporation; infixing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
making a direct connection
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with