sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
failure; mistake; blunder
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
one's house; one's home; one's family
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to say; to be called; to do
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
go that far; to that extent
to be silent; to say nothing
family; members of a family