true character; true heart; true spirit
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
negative emotions; negative feelings
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
decrease; reduction; decline
sense of loss; feeling of loss
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
violent emotion; passion; fury
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
follower; attendant; valet; servant
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
northern part; the north (of a region)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)