presence (impressive quality)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
that is to say; so that means
older sister; elder sister
royal castle; imperial castle
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to collapse into; to flop onto
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
memory; sense; experience
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
suddenly; all of a sudden
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
mistress; kept woman; concubine