narrator; storyteller; reciter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
marriage proposal; courtship
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
secret; private; surreptitious
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to accept; to receive; to agree
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
conflict; complication; troubles; discord