to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
northern part; the north (of a region)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
several times; a few times
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
line of spears held at the ready
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
shameless; shameless person
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
moment by moment; hour by hour
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
consensus; collective will; collective opinion