effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame
self-examination; reflection
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to burst open; to pop; to split
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
cooperation; collaboration
wet nurse; nursing mother
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to attempt; to test; to try out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
on the way back; when about to go back
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
here and there; in places
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
bombshell announcement (statement)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of