when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
catastrophe-level; catastrophical
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
subordination; dependency
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
devil; evil spirit; genie
light; faint; pale; fleeting
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
opposite side; opposition
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss