doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
personage; person (deserving of respect)
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
many; much; plenty; hardly
in person; personally; directly
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
without; but if; otherwise; or else
story; tale; talk; discussion
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
insolent fellow; rude fellow
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection