old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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
neat and clean; tidy; trim
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
at that time; in those days
offender; criminal; culprit
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to lay aside; to set aside
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to be infected; to be contagious
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation