shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
after a long time; for the first time in a while
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
living person; the living
otherwise; or else; if not
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take away; to carry off
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
trembling or quavering voice
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
last days; the end; one's fate
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to scatter away; to vanish
deep inside; innermost place
essence; true nature; substance; reality
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
small fraction; small proportion