to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; arriving home; conclusion; reduction
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
sincerity; real intentions
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
the principle of the thing
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees