domestic affairs; internal administration
decisive; resolute; drastic
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
limited; limiting; restrictive
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
granted that; even if; even though
accomplishment; execution
mask; disguise; guise; mask
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
every year; yearly; annually
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
sea of blood; pool of blood
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
even more; still more; further
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
personification; impersonation; embodiment
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
murder; killing; murderer
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
brilliant; bright; dazzling
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
adoration; admiration; devotion
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to