to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
imprisonment; incarceration
messenger; envoy; emissary
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
instability; insecurity; crankiness
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
gossip; corner of the mouth
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
yearned for; longed for; missed
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to squeeze out; to wring out
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
reason; cause; circumstances
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
under control (e.g. of territory)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)