puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
goodness; excellence; virtue
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
furiously; passionately; indignantly
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
piece; fragment; one (object)
hard to get; hard to come by
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
sublime; noble; high-minded
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
servile submission; subservience
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
people; citizens; subjects; folk
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to try all possible means
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on