a great variety of; diversity
heroine; female protagonist
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
healthy; sound; wholesome
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
chapter one; first chapter
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
skill; dexterity; master hand
original intention; initial resolution
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter