to be sooty; to be stained
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the way one works; one's working manner
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
successive generations; successive emperors
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
military forces; hosts; troops
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fort; stronghold; fortification
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
natural calamity; disaster
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(brute) force; using all one's might
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be full of pride; to be boastful
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
(your, his, her) daughter
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
softly; mildly; gently; politely
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
since that time; since then; from that point (on)