discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
man; male; masculine gender
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
professor; teaching; instruction
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
instant; moment; for an instant
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
himself; yourself; herself
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to concern; to be related
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to live through; to survive
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for