to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
covered wagon; prairie schooner
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
ability to get things done
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
explanation; interpretation
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
arrest; apprehension; capture
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to unfold; to unroll; to open