anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to watch over; to watch attentively
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to stiffen; to become stiff
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to volunteer
such ... as; or some such
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cross; crossed; cruciform
two (long cylindrical things)
to boil strongly; to be excited
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
threat; intimidation; menace
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
lee of an island; area hidden by an island
commandant; commanding officer; general
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage