(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
is something that; is that which
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
worldly affairs; ways of the world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
generation; lifetime; age
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
difference; disparity; gap
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
powerful local clan; local strongman
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to gain fame; to make one's name
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
use; utility; profit; gain
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence