hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
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.)
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
the whole day; all the day
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
situation; developments; outcome
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
addressing someone without an honorific title; calling (someone); summoning
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
yourself; himself; herself