assistance; backing; reinforcements
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
furnishings; implements; equipment
interior design; interior; upholstery
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
here and there; everywhere
to face on; to look out on to
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(your) daughter; young woman
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
charred; burnt black; scorched black
succession; continuation; series; sequence
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to press a question; to cross-examine
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
visual confirmation; sighting