to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
since then; from that time; ever since
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
evil spirit (that can possess people)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to stare back (at); to glare back
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
report; notification; registration
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
in that manner; like that
furious facial expression
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was