loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
finally; barely; only just; gradually
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(not) a single person; (no) one
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sincere; earnest; serious
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
together; mutually; fellow
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
same crime; being equally guilty
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
instead; but (on the other hand)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
expression; look; countenance; face
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around