persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
how long; how much; to what extent
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
restoration; repair; mending
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
innermost depths of one's heart
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
one's possessions; ownership
influential person; man of importance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
gentle; mild; meek; tender
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
grey moustache; white beard
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive