frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
revisiting; visiting again
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
seeing off and meeting on return
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
solely; entirely; only; or
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
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual