trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
agreement; stipulation; contract
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to perceive; to understand
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
for the first time in one's life
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
linking together; tying in a row
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to take over; to hand over
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to make sense; to be meaningful