to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
chilly; unpleasantly cold
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
description; describing; depicting
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to project; to stick out; to stand out
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to turn completely into; to become completely
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
nonviolence; non-violence
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches