elder sister; effeminate man
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
such; like that; in that way
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to snatch from; to steal from
without leaving any trace
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
principle; theory; fundamental truth
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
in the future; another day; later
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth