road over a mountain pass
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
boy; son; baby boy; young man
founder; organizer; organiser
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
aphonia; aphony; loss of voice
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
the way back; the way home; return trip
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
call; summons; convening; convocation
enmity; antagonism; hostility
infertility; sterility; barrenness
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
one end; an end; part; fragment
ward office; council (regional)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
(political) power; authority; influence