burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
in the same way as; just like
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
ostensible (surface) reason
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
in person; personally; directly
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
absence; disregard; indifference
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to leave (a scene); to step away
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation