to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
(political) power; authority; influence
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to half-rise to one's feet
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
whispering; murmuring; subdued
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
victim; injured party; sufferer
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
concealment; suppression; hiding
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
present; gift; to give a present or gift
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring