to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; room; margin; scope
decrease; reduction; decline
tendency; trend; inclination
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
at a moment's notice; readily
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
successive generations; successive emperors
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
shall ...; to assume; to suppose