to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
proposal; offer; request; application
cease-fire; truce; armistice
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
life imprisonment; life sentence
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
during imprisonment; while in jail
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in addition to; apart from
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
personal; individual; private
shades of night; night scene
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
love; attachment; lovesickness
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
derailment; digression; deviation
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)