of all people; a person of ...'s standing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
having said that; be that as it may
original text; source book; draft
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
disinheritance; disowning
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
princess; daughter of a nobleman
every evening; night after night
somehow; for some reason or other
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
characteristic; feature; special quality
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
(United States of) America; USA; US
author; writer; novelist; artist
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
discovery; detection; finding
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
open; spacious; extensive
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
along; parallel to; in accordance with