one's real father; natural father; biological father
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
fragment; one of the group or party
devotion; attachment; infatuation
it is I who should say so
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to tear up and throw away
desperation; self-abandonment
this and that; one thing and another
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to look down on; to make light of
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
defense; defence; protection
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
professional killer; hit man
very young; little; childish; immature
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)