delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
complicated and mysterious
old or veteran army general
(not) even once; (not) ever
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to bring; to take; to bring about
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
posterity; future generations
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
thought; consideration; thinking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
great admiration; deep respect
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
one's lack of learning or ability; shallow learning and limited ability
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
penalty; sentence; punishment
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
polite; courteous; hospitable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
such; like that; in that way
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...