to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
of course; certainly; naturally
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
enemy territory; hostile place
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
battlefield; battleground
state of mind; mentality; psychology
that's the way it is; such is life
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to watch over; to watch attentively
apparent; obvious; very clear
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy