strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
tears of grief; crying with sadness
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
true character; true heart; true spirit
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
side effect; adverse reaction
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
operation; functioning; running
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to backfire; to have a harmful result
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
on countless occasions; many a time