one night; all night; overnight; one evening
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
conversely; on the contrary
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
the same generation; coeval
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
several years; a few years
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to grow up; to become an adult
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence