to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
portrait of a deceased person
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
name; given name; first name
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
river; stream; River; the ... river
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(not) even once; (not) ever
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
verge of death; dying moments
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pregnancy; conception; gestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered