unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
and so; therefore; for that reason
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
contract; compact; agreement
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
doing as one is told; yes-man
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to thrust down; to push off
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
at that time; in those days
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
going to the United States
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
(not) even once; (not) ever
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
president (of a society); chairman
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
particularly; only; in the case of
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice