pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
observation; survey; watching
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
regret; repentance; remorse
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be dead; to be lifeless
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
some people; a few people; several people
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
two years later; year after next
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
like this; this sort; this way
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down