to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to detain; to check; to restrain
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
choices; alternatives; options
at some point in the past; at some stage
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
this for sure; certainly is
very young; little; childish; immature
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
good-looking; fair; beautiful