divination; fortune-telling; mantic
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
woman; lady; adult female
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
that is to say; so that means
to boil down; to condense
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
(theatrical) fighting scene
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(not) even once; (not) ever
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
justice; fairness; impartiality
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
selection; choice; option
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to yearn for; to pine for
thereupon; shortly thereafter
even more; still more; further
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
essence; true nature; substance; reality
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
drama; theatre; theater; play
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous