corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
custody; detention; confinement
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
guard; sentinel; garrison
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
firm promise; definite promise
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
by all means; by all costs
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements