to become pale; to turn pale
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
ten; 10; ten years of age
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
major war; great war; world war
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
spy; secret agent; spying
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
carrying a disease-causing agent; carrying a pathogen
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
so; therefore; and; (and) then
about when; about what time; how soon
as a child; when one was a child
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
old body; aged person; elderly person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer