scene; sight; scenario; setting
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
moving; touching; stirring
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
counter for books; volume
even though; despite; when
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
impossible to do (although wants to)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
beginning; clue; starting point
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially