to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to remain married for life
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
person concerned; interested party; related party
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
marriage proposal; courtship
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
pleasant feeling; good feeling
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
having said that; on the other hand
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
rather; sooner; preferably
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)