to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
real intention; true motive; true meaning
because of; owing to; due to
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one's whole heart; everything one feels
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sympathy; empathy; response
servile submission; subservience
people; citizens; subjects; folk
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
ancestor; forefather; foremother
showing one's face in public; facing another person
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
military force; military strength
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)