heroine; female protagonist
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
existence; being; life; survival
to justify; to explain; to vindicate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
confused; flustered; at a loss
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate