sympathy; empathy; response
(social) position; status
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
time; season; period; phase; stage
final; eventual; ultimate
to blaze; to burn brightly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
since then; from that time; ever since
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
origin; source; beginning; starting point
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
will; testament; last request
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
otherwise; or else; if not