moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
about when; about what time; how soon
to see through; to see the true nature of something
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to make a success in life
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
serious look (on one's face); straight face
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
reason; cause; history; origin
another time; some other time
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
survival; survivor; relic
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
somehow; for some reason or other
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to investigate; to examine
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope