bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
covered with; stained; smeared
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
assertion; declaration; affirmation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
contrary to one's expectations
material; materials; data; information; documents
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions