to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
audience; attendance; hearers
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
family; relatives; dependents; household
to live; to reside; to inhabit
one eye; one of one's eyes
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to exert oneself; to make efforts
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)