to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
war; fighting; fierce competition
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
present; gift; to give a present or gift
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(enter into, be in) a state of war
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
elopement; running away with a lover
anything and everything; just about everything
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to serve; to work for; to attend
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
several years; a few years