tradition; legend; folklore
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
gossip; corner of the mouth
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
military authorities; army circles
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be needed; to be wanted