consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to annoy; to cause trouble
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to hold fast; to protect to the end
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
fate; destiny; predestination
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to head home; to leave for home
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
curse; spell; malediction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one's own child; one's own children