charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
secretary (government); director; chief
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(period of) a year; during an era
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
beyond comparison; incomparable
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
a few years ago; some years back
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to thrust down; to push off
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to take away; to carry off