the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
(some) more; even more; longer; further
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to hide; to keep to oneself
decision; determination; resolution
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
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in that manner; like that
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
godparent; first person to give something its name
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to indicate; to show; to point to
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other