hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
that's the way it is; such is life
individual; private person; personal; private
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to become dim; to become blurred
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to watch over; to watch attentively
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
of course; certainly; naturally
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
pride; boast; credit (to)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on