to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
large amount of money; great cost
descendant; posterity; offspring
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
parents and siblings; one's relatives
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
solitude; loneliness; isolation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
choices; alternatives; options
house where one was born; one's parents' house
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to run a shop; to have a shop
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
please; somehow or other; one way or another
just because; even if; even though
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
care; precaution; guarding; caution
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
close to the wall; alongside the wall