to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
separation; divorce; severing of connections
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
standard; common standard; standard rule; standard way of doing; established usage
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
in name only; titular; nominal
to be consistent; to be coherent
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
tomfoolery; monkey business
even if; even though; however; no matter how
laboring in vain or for no result; labouring in vain
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
description; describing; depicting
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface