proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
armed might; military power; the sword; force
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
control; management (e.g. of a business)