surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
influential person; man of importance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
high-quality goods; luxury item
even more; still more; further
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
in history; ever; historical
rare; extraordinary; singular
commerce; trade; business
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to give; to do (something) for
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
proposal; proposition; suggestion
price; cost; value; worth; value
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to be found; to be discovered
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy