confinement (for childbirth); bed used by a woman in childbirth; postpartum period; postnatal period
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
to rule; to govern; to administer
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
main; principal; chief; primary; major
largest number; plurality
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to grow; to develop; to grow up
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
counterfeiting; forgery; fabrication
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about