negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction