battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
quietly; without the slightest movement
almost (did); nearly (did)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
unexpectedly; surprisingly
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
what people say; rumours; public opinion
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
surroundings; environs; circumference
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
editor (in publishing, etc.)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
clanging; empty; deserted
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with