catastrophe-level; catastrophical
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
whispering; murmuring; subdued
such ... as; or some such
one's person; around one's person
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
news; word; tidings; omen
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo