primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
back street; back alley; off-street
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
for the first time in one's life
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
ten-year-old; ten year old
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
surely; certainly; without doubt
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
meaning; connotation; denotation
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to etch into one's mind; to remember well