respect and affection; love and respect
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to say no more; to sink into silence
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(in) his way; peculiar to him
directly; in person; firsthand
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
Palos de la Frontera (Spain)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
at some point in the past; at some stage
religious organization; religious organisation
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
action of making something; -ification
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world