eye for people; ability to judge character
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
complete change; about-face
pale; pallid; bluish-white
beyond imagination; unimaginable
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
-less; lacking; non-existing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
at that (very) moment; just then
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to throw oneself (into an activity)