person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
recovery; rescue; recapture
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
over-fond parent; doting parent
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
parental love or affection
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to take flight; to disappear
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
determination; esprit de corps
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
decisive battle of brief duration
absentmindedness; peace of mind
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
being on duty; person on duty
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service