in history; ever; historical
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
calamity; disaster; accident
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
essence; true nature; substance; reality
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
chilly; unpleasantly cold
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
reward; honorarium; remuneration
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
vacant house; unoccupied house
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to turn towards; to point
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
ordinary person; unenlightened person
personal; individual; private
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
hostility; animosity; enmity
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action