exposure to wind; severe criticism
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
drinking water; potable water
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
last night; yesterday evening
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
several times; several degrees
just above; right overhead
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to roll about; to writhe about
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
originally; by nature; from the start
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with