rising cloud of (yellowish) dust
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to step over or across; to overcome
even if ... were not so; even if it were not the case
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
silently; hushed; in a still manner
establishment (of a business); founding
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
postwar period; period after Second World War
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
guess; conjecture; surmise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
complicated and mysterious
guess; speculation; supposition
observation; survey; watching
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
addition; annexation; appendage
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
nothing but; none other than
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adopted daughter; foster daughter