forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
successive generations; successive emperors
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
imprisonment; incarceration
political offence; political offense
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
guidance; leadership; leading the way
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands