abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
biological child; one's own child
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
every year; yearly; annually
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
cannot be compared with; no match for
go that far; to that extent
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
like this; this sort; this way
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to feel oneself indebted to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to subsist; to keep on living
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend