text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
successively; one after another
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
at first; initially; in the beginning
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to keep away; to keep at a distance
broken; intermittent; disconnected
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
explanation; interpretation
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)