illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
far away in the distance; in the far distance
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
living person; the living
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to make an appeal; to urge
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic