to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to have a hard time of it
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
please; somehow or other; one way or another
recompense; indemnity; atonement
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
such; like that; in that way
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
one's (living) environment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
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 disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
even if not; even without
various places; several sources
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to be worried; to be troubled
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous