comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
at that time; in those days
offender; criminal; culprit
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lay aside; to set aside
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
main question; real issue at hand
to be infected; to be contagious
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
mental; spiritual; emotional