to abandon; to give up on; to desert
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
having an ancient and honorable origin
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
not a little; not a few; considerable
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
scattered; separated; dispersed
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
hereabouts; around there; that area
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
simply put; putting it simply; in short
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
something like ...; something called ...
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
verbalizing; putting into words
to apologize; to apologise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in that way; like that; that way
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign