shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
The Travels of Marco Polo
to write down; to record; to register
taking dictation; note-taking
leader; authority; mainstay
interruption; suspension; break
to know (a person); to think
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
another family; another house
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
imprisonment; incarceration
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to have one's name entered (in a list)
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to play a leading role; to play a central part
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching