to cut off; to lop off; to prune
with a start; with a jump
sanity; consciousness; soberness
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
everywhere; all over; throughout
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to say; to be called; to do
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
previous engagement; prior contract
sleeping pill; sleep medication
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
great-grandmother; great-grandma
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
wherein; therein; thereinto
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
fine view; beautiful sight
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
pride; dignity; self-respect
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
bragging of one's misfortune
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts