on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reform; reformation; reorganization
to think alike; to get along
accession to the throne; enthronement
generation; lifetime; age
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
right of succession; right to the throne
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
at first; in the beginning; originally
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
how many? (large animals)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to be torn off; to come off
piece of meat; cut of meat
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to go past; to pass; to pass by
migratory bird; bird of passage