beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
co-existence and co-prosperity
to bring; to take; to bring about
being on the ropes; losing ground
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
one's later years; final years (in life)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
taste; liking; preference
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
sincere; earnest; serious
comfort; consolation; diversion
sour look; surly face; pout
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
the deceased; the departed
land near a castle; castle town
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to whine; to make feeble complaints