faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to hide; to keep to oneself
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
greeting; a fine thing to say
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
presence; sitting with; being with
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
the same generation; coeval
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
negative campaign; mudslinging
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
firm; unshakeable; resolute
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related