cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
polish; improvement; burnishing
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
even more; still more; further
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
generation; the world; the age
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
celebratory banquet; feast
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
out of bounds; beyond the pale
blood vessel; blood relationship
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
imperial throne; the Crown
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage