pregnancy; conception; gestation
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
difficult to ...; hard to ...
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
coach and four; four horse coach
door; gate; opening; title page
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
carving; engraving; sculpture
four (long cylindrical things)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
for the first time in one's life
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new