lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
intention; idea; inclination; wish
people; citizens; subjects; folk
massing (of troops); gathering
first meeting; first contest between
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
malicious; deliberately mean
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
eighth day of the month; eight days
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
extreme masochist; very masochistic
persevering; very patient
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
independent; responsible; active; subjective
being up to the person himself
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
childish; child-like; immature; infantile