memory; sense; experience
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
guardians; parents; father and older brother
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
unworldliness; saintliness
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
court (of law); courtroom
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
several times; a few times
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to call the roll; to take attendance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
clearing one's throat; cough