orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
mental; spiritual; emotional
hard fight; difficult struggle
personification; anthropomorphization
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
probability; likelihood; chances
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be fated to; be linked by fate
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
tattling; telling on (someone)
no photographs; no photography
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude