at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
clothing and accessories; attire
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
the place for; the time for; the level of
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
main cause; primary factor
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to be lacking in options; to be too few
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to accompany; to go with; to go together