abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
autonomy; right of self-government
to brave a danger; to take a risk
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to run about; to rush about
land near a castle; castle town
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
one by one; one after another; successively
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
several people; a few people
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
great hurry; great haste; rush
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
finish; finishing; finishing touches
near; nearby; not far off
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to be helpful; to be useful
the other night; a few nights ago
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint